University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
General Treatment
Respirology
Accession Number
1978.24.4 a-e
Description
A soldered tin inhaler consisting of an inhaling tube (a) with one end enlarged for inhaling, and the other end attached to a circular flat lid; a cylinder (b) with raffia-covered C-shaped handles, which sits on a support (c) with three thin legs above a heat source with a wick (d); parts (c) and (…
A soldered tin inhaler consisting of an inhaling tube (a) with one end enlarged for inhaling, and the other end attached to a circular flat lid; a cylinder (b) with raffia-covered C-shaped handles, which sits on a support (c) with three thin legs above a heat source with a wick (d); parts (c) and (d) fit inside (b) and are covered with a lid (e) (for storage?).
Number Of Parts
5
Part Names
a - tube - Size: Length 40.0 cm
b - cylinder - Size: Length 12.0 cm
c - support - Size: Length 10.5 cm
d - heat source - Size: Length 10.1 cm
e - lid - Size: Diam. 11.2 cm
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Miss Helen Cronin of Toronto.
Dates
1870
1899
1870-1899
Date Remarks
Original record had "late 19c."
Material
metal: brown; grey
raffia: brown
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0007
0007-H2-4
Condition Remarks
Some rusting
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
JPG
Reference Comments
CD #UHN
Research Facts
This item came from a drugstore in Northern Ontario (St. Mary's); Miss Cronin's father, an engineer, took over the drugstore in payment of a debt.