Hotel Dieu Hospital Dept. of Anaesthesia, Kingston Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Anaesthesia
Accession Number
997008034 a-c
Description
(a) Ohio trilene vaporizer, which consists of a solid round cylindrical piece with a hollow cylindrical tube at the bottom and an adjustment handle at the top; the top back of the vaporizer has a threaded valve which allows it to be attached to an anesthesia machine; the top front of the vaporizer …
(a) Ohio trilene vaporizer, which consists of a solid round cylindrical piece with a hollow cylindrical tube at the bottom and an adjustment handle at the top; the top back of the vaporizer has a threaded valve which allows it to be attached to an anesthesia machine; the top front of the vaporizer has a threaded valve which allows the trilene to lead to the patient; to the right of the valve is (b) a removable cylindrical stopper which allows the vaporizer to be filled with trilene; the base of the vaporizer is threaded, so that (c) a glass jar which holds the trilene can be attached; the top of the vaporizer is marked with increments which determine the amount of trilene administered.
Number Of Parts
3
Part Names
a - vaporizer - Size: Length 16.3 cm. x Width 7.0 cm. x Depth 12.0 cm.
b - stopper - Size: Length 3.3 cm. x Diameter1.3 cm.
c - glass jar for vaporizer - Size: Length 8.8 cm. x Diameter7.0 cm.
Provenance
Purchased by and used at the Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston, Ontario.
Maker
Ohio Chemical & Surgical Equipment Co., a Division of Air Reduction Company Inc.
(a) The top of the vaporizer reads, "OHIO // FULL OPEN // 9 // 8 // 7 // 6 // 5 // 4 // 3 // 2 // 1 // CLOSED // 41927"; (c) the outside of the bottom of the glass jar reads, "DO NOT FILL // --- // ABOVE THIS LINE // MADE IN U.S.A." (twice); the outside of the base has the raised numbers, "16-4" on it
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F2-6
Permanent Location Notes
attached to 997.008.014
Condition Remarks
The vaporizer arrived very dirty and dusty and with pressure-sensitive tape residue on the glass jar; the metal top shows some corrosion; the glass jar is complete and undamaged
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Document
Reference Comments
Dr. Ray Matthews; attached to 997.008.014; manufacturer's information from 1964 Ohio catalogue
Research Facts
Trilene was put into the glass jar and the vaporizer then attached to an anaesthesia machine