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Schimmelbusch Mask with ?Bellamy Gardner Modification

Inventory Number 10471


Item type
Object
Provenance
From the Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, John Radcliffe Hospital.
Physical material
Metal
Dimensions
Height: 192mm Width: 109mm Depth: 67mm Weight: 111g
Inventory No
10471
Accession Number
1998-7

Description

Grid metal mask with gutter and metal loop to retain gauze, secured by clip of Bellamy Gardner type (original pattern had no securing device). Used with chloroform and ether.

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Invented 1890 by Kurt Schimmelbusch (1860-1895).

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