Object ID Number:
EH10315
Object Name:
Anesthesia machine
Date of Manufacture:
– 19th to 20th Century
Manufactured from:
1925
Manufactured to:
1969
Description / History:
Part of a 20th century anesthesia machine. Consits of two CO2 absorption containers, three small containers for other gases or liquids, and two rubber tubes. When an anesthesia machine was used by a patient, their breath would travel through the machine and back into their lungs on inhilation. In order to avoid the patient breathing in the outputed CO2, these absorption containers became a common part of anesthesia machines.
Dimensions:
H–21 W–8 D–5 inches
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