Hotel Dieu Hospital Dept. of Anaesthesia, Kingston Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Anaesthesia
Accession Number
997008112
Description
Flex elbow connector tube, which consists of a short length of cylindrical hollow corrugated rubber tubing with open ends; one end has a smooth and narrower section, but is open at the end; this end is attached to a hollow cylindrical piece of metal tubing bent into a 45 deg angle, with a rounded a…
Flex elbow connector tube, which consists of a short length of cylindrical hollow corrugated rubber tubing with open ends; one end has a smooth and narrower section, but is open at the end; this end is attached to a hollow cylindrical piece of metal tubing bent into a 45 deg angle, with a rounded and open end.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by and used at the Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Dates
1950
1970
circa 1950-1970
Material
rubber: black
metal: grey
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F2-3
Dimension Notes
Length: 15.4 cm. x Width: 4.7 cm. x Diam. : 3.2 cm.
Condition Remarks
The connector tube arrived dirty and dusty; the rubber has no cracks or missing sections and is very flexible; the metal piece shows minor wear, but no missing sections or corrosion