Hotel Dieu Hospital Dept. of Anaesthesia, Kingston Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Supplies, Hospital
Accession Number
997008059
Description
Metal oxygen tank adjustment wrench; the head of the wrench is rounded with a squarish section (two straight edges and a rounded back) cut out from the centre, leaving the head in a crescent shape; the handle is flat with a rounded end; there is a small square and a small oval with flat sides cut o…
Metal oxygen tank adjustment wrench; the head of the wrench is rounded with a squarish section (two straight edges and a rounded back) cut out from the centre, leaving the head in a crescent shape; the handle is flat with a rounded end; there is a small square and a small oval with flat sides cut out of the middle of the handle's end.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by and used at the Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Dates
1940
circa 1940
Date Remarks
Wrench dated to the 1940's-1950's
Material
metal: silver; brown
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F2-3
Dimension Notes
Length: 12.9 cm. x Width: 4.5 cm. x Depth: 0.6 cm.
Condition Remarks
The wrench arrived dirty and dusty; a large amount (most of one side) of the chrome plating has chipped off the outside of the wrench, revealing the inner metal; the inner metal shows minor corrosion
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Reference Comments
Dr. Ray Matthews
Research Facts
The wrench was used to adjust the pressure in oxygen gas cylinders