(a) Suction machine which consists of a motor (painted white) with four dials and an on / off switch, and a glass bottle from which two rubber tubes run; a black plastic-coated electric wire also runs out of the machine; (b) table made of metal and wood, built to hold the suction machine; the tableā¦
(a) Suction machine which consists of a motor (painted white) with four dials and an on / off switch, and a glass bottle from which two rubber tubes run; a black plastic-coated electric wire also runs out of the machine; (b) table made of metal and wood, built to hold the suction machine; the table has two shelves (the top holding the machine) and four legs with wheels.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - suction machine - Size: Length 42.0 cm. x Width 28.7 cm. x Depth 23.2 cm.
b - table - Size: Length 71.2 cm. x Width 43.4 cm. x Depth 91.8 cm.
Manufacturer's plate on the machine reads, "Manufactured by Gomco Surgical Manufacturing Corp. // Buffalo, N.Y. U.S.A. // Volts 115 H.P. 1/6 Model No. 911 Cycle 60 Amp 2.6 Serial No. C-3136"; there is also a General Electric lable and a label with "Dept. Obs/Gyn" on masking tape
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0009
0009-9-1
Temporary Location
On display "Doctor's Treatment Room c1930" at Museum of Health Care 20 Feb 2016. (cart and tray only, not machine)
Condition Remarks
Suction machine and table were both very dirty and dusty; there are several chips and scrapes in the paint; the suction machine is still greasy in spots; the rubber tubing had deteriorated and cracked in parts; it has broken off at the point of attachment to the glass bottle; #3: rubber - may require special treatment.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
book
Reference Comments
Sylvia Burkinshaw; "Hospital and Physicians Equipment and Supplies," J.F. Hartz CO., Ltd., Toronto: 1960, p. 44 (item 3-911-G)
Research Facts
Likely used on the surgical floor on Nickle when the department was there; used on the women, not the babies (Sylvia Burkinshaw)