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Oxford Inflating Bellows, Prototype

Inventory Number 10503


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.10503

Item type
Object
Provenance
From the Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, John Radcliffe Hospital.
Object type
Bellows
Dimensions
Height: 145mm Width: 225mm Depth: 165mm Weight: 2000g
Inventory No
10503
Accession Number
1998-7

Description

Late prototype Oxford inflating bellows, green enamel case with two valves on cross tube, tube at back and tap at front.

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Invented in 1953 by R. Salt, Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics Oxford.