Meter, gas volume

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1947
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2014.0108.001

MANUFACTURER: OHIO CHEMICAL & MFR. CO.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal construction

Dimensions

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

Length: 24.0 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Height: 15.0 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: OHIO
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Wisconsin
City: Madison

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Part of a collection of medical technologies donated to the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation by the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society.
Function: Unknown
Technical: This device was invented by Jay Heidbrink (1875-1957) in 1912 for the administration of N2O and O2; primarily for dental anaestehsia.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: On meter: "LITERS/ PER/ MINUTE/ HELIUM/ 80%/ OXYGEN/ 20%/ 14/ 13/ 12/ 11/ 10/ 9/ 8/ 7/ 6/ 5/ 4/ 3/ 2/ 1/ LITERS/ PER/ MINUTE/ O2/ 11/ 10/ 9/ 8/ 7/ 6/ 5/ 4/ 3/ 2/ 1"/ On gauge: "THE OHIO CHEMICAL AND MFG. CO./ MADISON, WIS./ WITT GAUGE DIVISION N.P.C. CO. EAU CLAIRE, WISC. U.S.A. 7653"/ Red numbers in increments of 1000 from "1000" to "6000"/ "LITERS "H" CYLINDER AT 70 f"/ Black numbers in increments of 500 from "500" to "3000"/ "USE NO OIL/ O2"/ On metal piece below gauge, repeated twice: "OHIO CHEMICAL & MFG. CO. MADISON, WIS."/ On tube at bottom of apparatus: PAT. NO. 2073372/ OTHER PATS. APPLD. FOR/ MADE IN U.S.A."/ On sticker applied to tube below meter: "[Illegible] pment sold for use on[ly by]/ under the supervision of a physician or dentist./ Read instructions carefully so as to become thoroughly/ familiar with proper method of operation./ Mfd. by THE OHIO CHEMICAL & MFG. C[O.]/ CLEVELAND OHIO U.S.A"/ On knob below meter: "ON/ OXYGEN/ OFF"/ White sticker on back of gauge with "101" written in red marker"
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Dull silver coloured metal with green and brown meter with white lettering and off white gauge with red and black lettering
Decoration: N/A

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OHIO CHEMICAL & MFR. CO., Meter, gas volume, circa 1947, Artifact no. 2014.0108, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2014.0108.001/

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