- Subject
- Anaesthetics
- Item type
- Object
- Provenance
- Transferred from the Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, John Radcliffe Hospital.
- Dimensions
- Height: 115mm Width: 304mm Depth: 190mm Weight: 2800g
- Inventory No
- 10490
- Accession Number
- 1998-7
Description
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 has been removed to show workings.
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Used for nitrous oxide.
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Invented in 1936 by Robert James Minnitt and manufactured c.1939.
