Hotel Dieu Hospital Dept. of Anaesthesia, Kingston Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Anaesthesia
Accession Number
997008086
Description
MIE Everseal anaesthesia mask, which consists of a round rubber mount, with an open hole in the centre; the mount is attached to a convex-shaped rubber body which has rounded edges that turn up inside the mask; there are two small yellow rubber manufacturer's labels at the top and bottom outside of…
MIE Everseal anaesthesia mask, which consists of a round rubber mount, with an open hole in the centre; the mount is attached to a convex-shaped rubber body which has rounded edges that turn up inside the mask; there are two small yellow rubber manufacturer's labels at the top and bottom outside of the body.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by and used at the Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Raised letters on the mount read, "MEDICAL & INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT // LONDON ENGLAND"; the manufacturer's label at the top reads, "Everseal"; the manufacturer's label at the bottom reads, "ANTISTATIC // MIE // LTD // REGD. DES. No. 868449"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F2-9
Dimension Notes
Length: 10.6 cm. x Width: 13.0 cm. x Depth: 8.5 cm.
Condition Remarks
The anaesthesia mask arrived dirty and dusty; the rubber has a number of cracks, especially at the bend at the edge; there are no missing sections and the rubber is still flexible; #2 no new damage
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Book
Document
Reference Comments
Dr. Ray Matthews; "Ward's Anaesthetic Equipment", 3rd ed., by Andrew Davey, John T.B. Moyle and Crispian S. Ward, 1992, pp. 146-147; manufacturing information from MIE catalogue
Exhibit History
On exhibit in Museum gallery - Anaesthesia exhibit, Oct. 2 1997-Nov. 2, 2001; returned to storage Dec. 17, 2001