General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ALUMINUM BODY; SYNTHETIC CORD AND FEET

Dimensions

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

Length

N/A

Width

10.0 cm

Height

8.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Patient care

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Wood

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS ARTIFACT WOULD HAVE BEEN FOR SALE BETWEEN 1947 AND 1952 [SEE COMMENTS]

Canada

DEVICE MANUFACTURED IN CANADA. THIS BOX WAS FOUND IN STORAGE AT ASTLEY'S PHARMACY ON LAURIER ST. IN THE SANDY HILL AREA OF OTTAWA AFTER THE STORE WAS SOLD IN 1991 [REF 1]

Function

USED TO TREAT RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS IN THE HOME.

Technical

J.J. DUKE AND D. FINGUARD DEVELOPED A METHOD OF TREATING UPPER RESPIRATORY DISEASES BY THE USE OF MEDICATED INHALANTS. A SERIES OF DUKE-FINGARD HOSPITALS (CLINICS) WERE ESTABLISHED IN BRITAIN & CANADA FOR TREATMENT. THIS DEVICE USES THE SAME CHEMICALS AS THOSE USED IN THE HOSPITALS. [REF 2]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

STAMPED IN METAL: 'MODEL 1000 WATTS 17 VOLTS 115/ EHE/ ELECTR[?] [?]EATERS/ ENGINEERING/ TORONTO, CANADA/ CSA APPROV. NO. 6703'

Missing

1 BOTTLE OF DUKE-FINGARD MEDICATION

Finish

LACQUERED FINISH ON ALUMINUM; BROWN CORD

Decoration

N/A