B.O.C. Trilene vaporizer, which consists of (a) a round threaded painted metal top with a U-shaped piece of cylindrical metal tubing attached at both ends to the top and leading downwards; the top has a metal plunger at the left which has a round handle on a cylindrical rod, which leads down to theā¦
B.O.C. Trilene vaporizer, which consists of (a) a round threaded painted metal top with a U-shaped piece of cylindrical metal tubing attached at both ends to the top and leading downwards; the top has a metal plunger at the left which has a round handle on a cylindrical rod, which leads down to the metal tubing; there is an open round hole to the right on the top which is sealed with a cork and bakelite plug on a metal chain; the left side has a round on/off lever with an adjustable knob at the back and a nozzle at the left side for attachment of the vaporizer to a flow meter; the right side of the top has a cylindrical nozzle which attaches to an anaesthesia machine; the back of the vaporizer top has a screw attachment piece that allows it to be attached to the back bar of an anaesthesia machine; the inside of the vaporizer top is threaded to allow the attachment of (b) a glass jar, designed to hold liquid Trilene, which is labelled in increments of cc's and ozs.; there is a round cork cap liner which seals the lip of the glass jar tightly to the vaporizer top.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - Trilene vaporizer - Size: Length 20.6 cm. x Width 12.3 cm. x Depth 10.0 cm.
b - glass jar - Size: Length 15.2 cm. x Diameter6.3 cm.
(a) A manufacturer's label on the top of the vaporizer reads, "THE BRITISH OXYGEN CO LTD // LONDON ENGLAND // MEDICAL // BOC // DIVISON // PATENT No ["o" underlined and superscr.] 536536"; the front of the vaporizer is labelled "TRILENE" and the on/off switch is labelled; (b) the glass jar front is labelled, "TRILENE" and has an incremental scale with cc's from 25 to 100 at the left and ozs. from 1 to 4 on the right
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0009
0009-1
Permanent Location Notes
Stored as part of 997.008.001
Condition Remarks
(a) The vaporizer arrived very dirty, dusty and oily; the metal shows some minor wear, but no corrosion; the painted finish on the outside top has several chips missing; (b) the glass has no excessive wear, chips or cracks; #2 no new damage
Copy Type
Original
Exhibit History
On exhibit in Museum gallery, Anaesthesia exhibit - Oct. 2, 1997-Oct. 24, 2001