Rockwood / Kingston Psychiatric Hospital / Providence Continuing Care Centre Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Anaesthesia
Accession Number
000003422 a-b
Description
Two piece silver metal collapsible ether mask (a) with oval base that is raised at both ends has a single loop of tightly coiled metal wire (b) with a falt handlle and a wire lop on the end and fits clamped into trough; two cross-pieces of thin round wire shaped in hump for gauze fabric to cover, b…
Two piece silver metal collapsible ether mask (a) with oval base that is raised at both ends has a single loop of tightly coiled metal wire (b) with a falt handlle and a wire lop on the end and fits clamped into trough; two cross-pieces of thin round wire shaped in hump for gauze fabric to cover, base; frame folds for storage; nickel silver finished solid brass, unsigned; used for administering ether or chloroform.