Hotel Dieu Hospital Dept. of Anaesthesia, Kingston Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Anaesthesia
Accession Number
997008087
Description
Ohio anaesthesia mask, which consists of a convex-shaped body with a metal support attached to the top; the bottom of the mask has a hollow cylindrical piece with round openings at both sides and a round opening at the bottom; the inside of this has a round foam insert at both sides; the edges of t…
Ohio anaesthesia mask, which consists of a convex-shaped body with a metal support attached to the top; the bottom of the mask has a hollow cylindrical piece with round openings at both sides and a round opening at the bottom; the inside of this has a round foam insert at both sides; the edges of the mask are rounded and turned up inside the mask.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by and used at the Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
The bottom outside of the mask has the manufacturer's symbol of "OHIO [enclosed in a diamond shape]"; the inside has "4C" raised in the rubber
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F2-9
Dimension Notes
Length: 11.0 cm. x Width: 15.7 cm. x Depth: 6.0 cm.
Condition Remarks
The mask arrived dirty and dusty; the rubber is cracked in several spots and is no longer very flexible; the foam is very deteriorated and is disintegrating into powder; the metal parts show no corrosion; #2: dried, hard foam
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Document
Reference Comments
Dr. Valentinus "Nick" Nekus; manufacturing information from 1964 Ohio catalogue