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Minnitt Gas-Air Apparatus, by Coxeter & Son, London, 1942

Inventory Number 10242


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.10242

Item type
Object
Provenance
R. Salt From the Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, John Radcliffe Hospital. Part of anaesthetic collection inv. 51437
Dimensions
Height: 534mm Width: 132mm Depth: 323mm Weight: 10900g
Inventory No
10242
Accession Number
1998-7

Description

Fitted in black case with instruction sheet.

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Machine to give analgesia for midwifery. This portable version was designed for domiciliary use and incorporates the cylinder and a reservoir bag and Adams valve.

The case also contains a compressed gas bottle labelled Nitrous Oxide and two face masks.

See references.