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Inventory Number 10501


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Item type
Object
Makers
MIE Ltd
Provenance
From the Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, John Radcliffe Hospital.
Physical material
Rubber
Metal
Glass
Dimensions
Height: 123mm Width: 383mm Depth: 300mm Weight: 3300g
Inventory No
10501
Accession Number
1998-7

Description

Bellows enclosed in metal case, pressure reducing valve with bull-nosed cylinder fitting, 2 pressure gauges, tubing and connector

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Used for oxygen.

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Invented in 1939.

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See reference.