General Information

Serial #

7435

Part Number

1

Total Parts

18

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1-.3,.5-.17 WOOD AND/OR METAL AND/OR GLASS AND/OR SYNTHETIC COMPOSITION..18 SODA LIME CRYSTALS IN PAPER BAG..4 COTTON CANVAS COVER.

Dimensions

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

Length

65.3 cm

Width

35.5 cm

Height

89.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Medical equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

SANBORN

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Massachusetts

City

Cambridge

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS UNIT PRESUMABLY USED MID-1950S+.

Canada

PART OF A COLLECTION OF EQ. ACQUIRED BY THE MUSEUM OFMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FROM APPARATUS DISCARDED BY THE CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH [CAMH] AND RELATED FACILITIES (IE. CLARKE INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY) IN TORONTO. CAMH FOUNDED IN 1860S AS PROVINCIAL ASYLUM OF TORONTO. (REF. 1)

Function

TO MONITOR THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN VITAL FUNCTIONS IN THE BODY OF AN INDIVIDUAL IN A RESTING STATE.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 Metal plate fixed to machine top reads "Metabulator/ SANBORN COMPANY, CAMBRIDGE MASS., U.S.A./ MODEL/ 10-/ SERIAL/ 7435/ VOLTS/ 115/ CYCLES/ 60/ AMPS/ 0.5". All controls, etc. labelled. Underwriters Laboratories and Canadian Standard Association applied to unit. "GE" and "UL" incised in plug prongs. Green paper label on cord reads "E-11728/ ISSUE R-146/ UNDERWRITERS/ LABORATORIES/ INC./ INSPECTED POWER-/ SUPPLY CORD/ ISSUE R-146/ MADE IN U.S.A/ ND-164979C/ E-11728"..1PT "2973" handwritten in brown marker on underside of drawer..2 Paper chart bears regular, repeating text. * Markings cont'd in Supp. Info.

Missing

OXYGEN TANK AND HOSE USED TO CONVEY OXYGEN TO PATIENT KNOWN TO BE MISSING. MAY BE MISSING OTHER PARTS/ ACCESSORY EQ.

Finish

.1 MAHOGANY WOOD CABINET HAS BRIGHT SILVER METAL AND BLACK CRACKLE-TEXTURED ENAMEL PAINTED TRIMS. CLEAR SYNTHETIC COVER PROTECTS PAPER CHART. MOUNTED ON SYNTHETIC WHEELS. PT DRAWER LINED WITH FLOCKED SYNTHETIC COVERING..4 DARK BROWN WOVEN CANVAS COVER.

Decoration

N/A