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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2014.0111.002

MANUFACTURER: MCKESSON APPLIANCE CO.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Toledo, Ohio, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 15
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal body and connectors; synthetic wheels

Dimensions

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

Length: 54.0 cm
Width: 48.5 cm
Height: 89.0 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: MCKESSON
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Ohio
City: Toledo

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: To support an anaesthesia machine and the gas tanks that connect to it
Technical: “Dr. Elmer Isaac McKesson (1881-1935) was internationally known as an expert in the use of nitrous oxide for general anesthesia. He published extensively on this subject, and even offered graduate courses in the technique. He is best known as an inventor and manufacturer of anesthesia equipment, and the founder of the McKesson Appliance Co. Introduced in 1930, the Recording Nargraf was the first anesthesia machine capable of creating automated anesthesia records. It is but one example of McKesson's creative skills and foresight. The Model J Nargraf pictured here could record onto moving chart paper data useful to the anesthesiologist, such as the patient’s blood pressure, the percentage of oxygen being administered to the patient, and the patient’s respirations. The patient’s heart rate was marked onto the chart paper by hand.” (ref.2)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Proper front: green label with black lettering on frame behind gauge on proper right "OXYGEN"/ green label with black lettering on frame behind gauge on proper left "NITROUS OXIDE"/ Gauge on proper right: green dial with white lettering "0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000/ McKESSON/ APPLIANCE CO./ TOLEDO, OHIO/ OXYGEN/ USE NO OIL/ UL/ 667-A/ USG/ U.S. GAUGE/ 14198-1"/ Gauge on proper left: green dial with white lettering "0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000/ McKESSON/ APPLIANCE CO./ TOLEDO, OHIO/ NITROUS OXIDE/ UL/ 667-A/ USG/ U.S. GAUGE/ 14197-1"/ Proper back: green label with black lettering on frame behind gauge on proper right "OXYGEN"/ green label with black lettering on frame behind gauge on proper left "N[ITR]OUS OXIDE"
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Grey metal with green gauges
Decoration: N/A

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MCKESSON APPLIANCE CO., Stand, support, circa 1950, Artifact no. 2014.0111, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2014.0111.002/

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