Accession Number

010020361 a-b

Collection

Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection

Category

Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts

Classification

Dental

MeSH Heading

Administration, Intranasal -- instrumentation

Anesthesiology, instrumentation

Anesthesia, Dental

MM= Anesthesia, Inhalation -- inhaler/mask -- inhaler

Description

Silver metal anaesthetic inhaler mask; wire mesh mask with rounded solid metal border (a); cylindrical piece of metal in an oval, covered with coiled spring (b); forms loop at top; spring fits into border of mask

Number Of Parts

2

Part Names

a - mask - Size: Length 11.7 cm x Width 8.1 cm x Depth 5.0 cm

b - spring - Size: Length 14.2 cm x Width 7.4 cm x Depth 1.1 cm

Provenance

Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)

Site Made (Country)

Germany

Dates

1910

1940

circa 1910-1940

Date Remarks

Based on supplier's catalogue

Material

metal: silver

Inscriptions

(a) Engraved on handle: "U // S // H // GERMANY // CHROME"

Permanent Location

Storage Room 0010

0010-F2-8 Row E

Condition Remarks

Wire mesh partly detached from solid metal ring

Copy Type

Original

Reference Types

Book

Reference Comments

"Illustrated Catalog of a Complete Line of Standard Surgical Instruments", Codman & Shurtleff, 1920, p. 25 (similar to model #1309); "Illustrations of Surgical Instruments of Superior Quality", Kny-Scheerer Co., ca. 1915, p. 2008 (similar to model #B/-168)

Research Facts

Dr Ralph and Mrs Olga Crawford donated their extensive Canadian dental collection to the DCF to create the museum in 1997; further donations were received while Dr Crawford was Curator Emeritus at the Dental Canada Museum until its closure in 2008; this item was donated by Dr. Norman Ironstone from Ottawa, Ontario; this most resembles a Yankauer's chloroform mask; it would be used with a piece of fabric in between the spring and the mask, which would be infused with the anaesthetic

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Accession Number

010020362 a-c

Collection

Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection

Category

Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts

Classification

Dental

MeSH Heading

Administration, Intranasal -- instrumentation

Anesthesiology, instrumentation

Anesthesia, Dental

MM= Anesthesia, Inhalation -- inhaler/mask -- inhaler

Description

Silver metal anaesthetic inhaler mask; wire mesh mask with rounded solid metal border (a); cylindrical piece of metal in an oval, covered with coiled spring (b); forms loop at top; spring fits into border of mask; white fabric mesh cover (c) goes around mask, held in place by spring

Number Of Parts

3

Part Names

a - mask - Size: Length 11.6 cm x Width 7.7 cm x Depth 5.5 cm

b - spring - Size: Length 13.3 cm x Width 7.2 cm x Depth 4.3 cm

c - fabric - Size: Length 12.1 cm x Width 9.8 cm x Depth 5.0 cm

Provenance

Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)

Maker

Sklar

Site Made (City)

Long Island

Site Made (State)

New York

Site Made (Country)

United States of America

Dates

1910

1940

circa 1910-1940

Date Remarks

Based on supplier's catalogue

Material

metal: silver

fabric: white

Inscriptions

(a) Engraved on handle: "EU.S.A. // Sklar"

Permanent Location

Storage Room 0010

0010-F2-8 Row B

Condition Remarks

Fabric (c) is worn; metal slightly tarnished

Copy Type

Original

Reference Types

Book

JPG

Reference Comments

"Illustrated Catalog of a Complete Line of Standard Surgical Instruments", Codman & Shurtleff, 1920, p. 25 (similar to model # 1309); "Illustrations of Surgical Instruments of Superior Quality", Kny-Scheerer Co., ca. 1915, p. 2008 (similar to model #B/-168); "The Finest Instruments Ever Made", Audrey B. Davis and Mark S. Dreyfuss, 1986, p. 296

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Research Facts

Dr Ralph and Mrs Olga Crawford donated their extensive Canadian dental collection to the DCF to create the museum in 1997; further donations were received while Dr Crawford was Curator Emeritus at the Dental Canada Museum until its closure in 2008; this item was donated by Dr. Ralph Crawford from Winnipeg, Manitoba; this most resembles a Yankauer's chloroform mask; the fabric would be infused with the anaesthetic; Sklar was established in 1892

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Accession Number

1975.8.8 a-c

Collection

University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection

Category

Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts

Classification

Treatment, General

MeSH Heading

Administration, Intranasal -- instrumentation

Respiratory Therapy

MM= Administration Drug, Inhalation

MM= Nebulizers and Vaporizers -- atomizer

Description

Atomizer consisting of (a) an amber glass bell-shaped bottle; (b) a rubber squeeze bulb; and (c) a bakelite spray tube; box not numbered.

Number Of Parts

3

Part Names

a - bottle - Size: Length 5.8 cm x Diam. 5.3 cm

b - bulb - Size: Length 15.2 cm

c - spray tube - Size: Length 13.2 cm

box - Size: Length 7.2 cm x Width 15.2 cm x Depth 7.6 cm

Provenance

Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mr. Hugh Gilchrist, executor of Dr. McCosh's estate (Toronto); owned and used by Dr. J.T. McCosh of the University of Toronto.

Maker

DeVilbiss Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

Site Made (City)

Toledo

Site Made (State)

Ohio

Site Made (Country)

United States of America

Dates

1870

1930

1870-1930

Date Remarks

Original record had "late 19c.-early 20c."

Material

glass: brown

rubber: black

plastic: black

Inscriptions

On (b): "U.S. DES. PAT. 89.978"; ON (C): "251 THE DEVILBISS CO. // TOLEDO OHIO, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA"

Permanent Location

Storage Room 0010

0010-E3-13

Condition Remarks

#2: rubber requires special treatment.

Copy Type

Original

Reference Types

JPG

Reference Comments

CD #UHN

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