Accession Number

997001116 a-d

Collection

Queen's University Faculty of Medicine Collection

Category

Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts

Classification

Anaesthesia

MeSH Heading

Administration, Intranasal -- instrumentation

Anesthesiology, instrumentation

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

Description

Bennett's anaesthetic inhaler, which consists of a hollow cylindrical metal canister with two attached lengths of hollow metal tubing that has open round ends; the other end of the canister is round and open; a round metal cap (b) fits onto and over the open end of the canister; two bakelite tips (c,d) fit onto and over the ends of the tubes; the tips are both conical in shape with a hollow centre

Number Of Parts

4

Part Names

a - inhaler - Size: Length 13.4 cm x Width 2.9 cm x Depth 2.0 cm

b - cap - Size: Length 1.8 cm x Diam. 2.3 cm

c - tip - Size: Length 1.5 cm x Diam. 1.5 cm

d - tip - Size: Length 1.5 cm x Diam. 1.5 cm

Provenance

Originally owned by Dr. F. J. O'Connor; collected by Dr. A. A. Travill for the Queen's University Faculty of Medicine Collection

Maker

The J. F. Hartz Co.

Site Made (City)

Toronto

Site Made (State)

Ontario

Site Made (Country)

Canada

Dates

1900

1930

circa 1900-1930

Material

metal: silver

plastic: black

Inscriptions

(a) The outside of the cannister has the words, "HARTZ CO. // DETROIT - CLEVELAND // TORONTO // PAT. APPL'D FOR" stamped into the metal

Permanent Location

Storage Room 0010

0010-F2-1

Condition Remarks

The metal shows wear, but no corrosion is visible; the bakelite tips are complete and undamaged; #2: returned in same condition.

Copy Type

Original

Reference Types

Book

Document

Reference Comments

Previous number #182; Faculty of Medicine Collection 1984 Inventory; "Surgical Instruments," The Kny-Scheerer Co., 1915, p. 2001 (item B/-22); "Illustrated Catalog of A Complete Line of Standard Surgical Instruments," by Codman & Shurtleff Inc., c. 1920, p. 23 (item 1253)

Exhibit History

May 24 - Sept. 13, 2001: Agnes Etherington Art Centre Museopathy exhibit; Bracken Library Exhibit "Boning Up on Anatomy"; Sept 9, 2002-Sept. 29, 2003

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Accession Number

997001117 a-d

Collection

Queen's University Faculty of Medicine Collection

Category

Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts

Classification

Anaesthesia

MeSH Heading

Administration, Intranasal -- instrumentation

Anesthesiology, instrumentation

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

Description

Bennett's anaesthetic inhaler, which consists of a hollow cylindrical metal canister with two attached lengths of hollow metal tubing that has open round ends; the other end of the canister is round and open; a round metal cap (b) fits onto and over the open end of the canister; two bakelite tips (c,d) fit onto and over the ends of the tubes; the tips are both conical in shape with a hollow centre

Number Of Parts

4

Part Names

a - inhaler - Size: Length 13.4 cm x Width 2.8 cm x Depth 2.0 cm

b - cap - Size: Length 1.8 cm x Diam. 2.3 cm

c - tip - Size: Length 1.5 cm x Diam. 1.5 cm

d - tip - Size: Length 1.5 cm x Diam. 1.5 cm

Provenance

Originally owned by Dr. H.C. Mabee; collected by Dr. A.A. Travill for the Queen's University Faculty of Medicine Collection

Maker

The J.F. Hartz Co.

Site Made (City)

Toronto

Site Made (State)

Ontario

Site Made (Country)

Canada

Dates

1900

1930

circa 1900-1930

Material

metal: silver

plastic: black

Inscriptions

(a) The outside of the cannister has the words, "HARTZ CO. // DETROIT - CLEVELAND // TORONTO // PAT. APPL'D FOR" stamped into the metal

Permanent Location

Storage Room 0010

0010-F2-1

Condition Remarks

The metal shows wear, but no corrosion is visible; the bakelite tips are complete and undamaged, except for a very small chip missing from the outer tip edge of (a)

Copy Type

Original

Reference Types

Book

Document

Other

JPG

Reference Comments

Previous number #183; Faculty of Medicine Collection 1984 Inventory; "Surgical Instruments," The Kny-Scheerer Co., 1915, p. 2001 (item B/-22); "Illustrated Catalog of A Complete Line of Standard Surgical Instruments," by Codman & Shurtleff Inc., c. 1920, p. 23 (item 1253)

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Accession Number

996001355 a-d

Collection

Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection

Category

Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts

Classification

Pharmacy

MeSH Heading

Administration, Intranasal -- instrumentation

MM= Administration Drug, Inhalation -- inhaler

Description

Hollow cylindrical black Bakelite or wood inhaler which consists of a central section which is wider at the middle than the ends; both ends have screw on / off attachments; one is rounded and plugs one end, the other is hollow and cylindrical and has screw attachments at both ends; one end attaches to the central section and the other to a rounded piece which screws on and plugs the other end; the central section has engraved words on it.

Number Of Parts

4

Part Names

Size: Length 10.8 cm. x Diam. 2.0 cm.

Provenance

Acquired by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection.

Maker

N. C. Polson & Co.

Site Made (City)

Kingston

Site Made (State)

Ontario

Site Made (Country)

Canada

Dates

1890

1910

circa 1890-1910

Material

wood: black

Inscriptions

Central section engraved with, "CATARRHOZONE // N. C. POLSON & CO. // KINGSTON, CANADA"

Permanent Location

Storage Room 0010

0010-A2-5 Row A

Condition Remarks

The outer finish on the lower part of the central section has minor damage; the screw threads on the attachment to the upper section of the central piece have been damaged; all screw on / offsections will come on and off easily

Copy Type

Original

Reference Types

Document

Reference Comments

There are three binders of information on the N.C. Polson Company (The Catarrhozone Co.) with Dr. Chiong's written records, including advertisements for inhalers

Research Facts

After having studied at Queen’s University, Neil C. Polson established a drug business in Kingston in 1877. N.C. Polson & Co. became widely known across North America as a druggist and chemical manufacturer. One of their products, Catarrhozone, was widely advertised as an inhaled germ-killer and remedy for all respiratory ailments. The Vapor treatment was meant to be dropped onto a small piece of wool held inside the portable wood inhaler, then inhaled periodically through the mouth.

Their trade covered Canada, the U.S. and the West Indies.

The firm was established by Neil Polson Sr. in 1877, owned a wholesale drug and manufacturing chemist house in Kingston, Ontario. and was taken over by his two sons, Neil Jr. and Henry. They made medicines under the name of Polson Co., the Catarrhozone and Nerviline. Polson went on to become mayor of Kingston in 1893.

Exhibit History

To display in Museum: Potions, Pills and Prescriptions; May 1, 2000 - 28 Jan 2017.

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Accession Number

1975.8.9 a-i

Collection

University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection

Category

Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts

Classification

General Treatment

MeSH Heading

Administration, Intranasal -- instrumentation

Respiratory Therapy

MM= Administration Drug, Inhalation

MM= Nebulizers and Vaporizers -- atomizer

Description

Atomizer, consisting of: (a) a bell-shaped bottle with (b) a metal neck; (c) a tubular glass flask with a spout in the side; (d,e) metal spray tubes; (f) rubber tubing; (g,h) vulcanite tops for the bottle; (i) a nozzle for the spray tube; also (unnumbered) wire, paper with directions, and a box (not the original box for this atomizer).

Number Of Parts

9

Part Names

a,b - bottle and neck - Size: Length 9.0 cm x Diam. 5.0 cm

c - flask - Size: Length 8.3 cm

d,e - spray tubes - Size: Length 12.7 cm

f - rubber tubing - Size: Length 10.0 cm

g,h - bottle tops - Size: Diam. 2.0 cm

i - nozzle

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)

Windsor

Site Made (State)

Ontario

Site Made (Country)

Canada

Dates

1909

circa 1909

Date Remarks

Patent date given on (b).

Material

glass: clear; brownish

metal: brownish; silver

rubber: grey

Inscriptions

On (b): "PAT. DEC 7.09 U.S.A."; on (d and e): "DEVILBISS NO. 49";

Permanent Location

Storage Room 0010

0010-E3-13

Condition Remarks

#2: rubber is stiff; #3: the box is falling apart; potential chemical leakage.

Copy Type

Original

Reference Types

JPG

Reference Comments

CD #UHN

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