Inhaler

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1955
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2014.0156.001

MANUFACTURER: Cyprane Ltd.
MODEL: Cyprane
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 12
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal body

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 15.2 cm
Width: 9.4 cm
Height: 3.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Chemicals & medications
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Cyprane
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: Unknown
Canada: Part of a collection of medical technologies donated to the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation by the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society. The label on the box suggests that this instrument was used in Montreal Children’s Hospital.
Function: Used for hand-held, self-administered trichloroethylene to patient. Most commonly used for obstetrics.
Technical: This type of vaporizer was first introduced by Bill Edmondson after he established his company “Cyprane” in Yorkshire in 1947.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: On top of inhaler: "CYPRANE LTD./ KEIGHLEY/ ENGLAND"/ Around shoulder: "MAX TRILENE MIN"
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Reflective silver coloured metal finish
Decoration: N/A

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Cyprane Ltd., Inhaler, circa 1955, Artifact no. 2014.0156, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2014.0156.001/

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