- Subject
- Anaesthetics
- Item type
- Object
- Makers
- McKesson Equipment Co.
- Provenance
- From the Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, John Radcliffe Hospital.
- Dimensions
- Height: 256mm Width: 214mm Depth: 288mm Weight: 6550g
- Inventory No
- 10569
- Accession Number
- 1998-7
Description
McKesson Nargraf machine head. Used for nitrous oxide, oxygen, ether & carbon dioxide.
The machine comprises of a pair of bellows and a series of valves & dials to track the percentages of the various gases. Large portions of the machine are painted green.
Invented c.1930 by Elmer Isaac McKesson (1881-1935).
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