A metal and glass vaporizer which consists of a cylindrical, flat-bottomed glass bottle with manufacture seams on each side; the straight sides taper slightly through a rounded shoulder to a wide neck topped with a lip-like rim around the bottle opening; the neck is sealed by a black rubber stopper…
A metal and glass vaporizer which consists of a cylindrical, flat-bottomed glass bottle with manufacture seams on each side; the straight sides taper slightly through a rounded shoulder to a wide neck topped with a lip-like rim around the bottle opening; the neck is sealed by a black rubber stopper with a notched metal plate; two tubes run through this metal plate and stopper, extending into the bottle chamber as intakes; on top, these tubes are attached to two swiveling valves that extend at 90 deg. to the bottle; one valve has a tapered, threaded tip and a squared med-section that supports a quarter-circle-shaped flowmeter that is adjusted by a grooved knob that is attached to the meter by a flat-head screw; the other valve also has a tapered tip and cylindrical, grooved regulator that can be adjusted along a length of screw thread; each valve is a long cylindrical tube; this top mechanism along with the rubber stopper is secured by two bolts that pivot from a circular collar around the bottle neck; each bolt fits into a notch on the metal plate and is held there by a round nut with gripped edges
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Used either by Dr. C.H. Bird or by Dr. Godfrey Bird, of Gananoque, Ont.
Dates
1896
circa 1896
Date Remarks
Marks the beginning of the Bird medical practice
Material
metal: silver/grey
glass: clear
rubber: black
Inscriptions
Stamped into the metal around the graduated flowmeter: "1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F2-6
Dimension Notes
Length 18.5 cm x Width 12.8 cm x Depth 7.5 cm
Condition Remarks
Metal vaporizer components are extensively pitted and show slight inactive corrosion; bottle is quite clean and shows only minor scratches
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
JPG
Reference Comments
"Standard Surgical Instruments," by Codman and Shurtleff, Boston, 1920, p. 24 (similar to item 1276) (see attached photocopy); CD #2
Research Facts
Vaporizer can be taken apart, but in present condition all components are fastened together securely; vaporizer used to deliver anaesthetics to patient