Tent
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- OBJECT TYPE
- OXYGEN
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1972.0266.002
- MANUFACTURER
- NATIONAL CYLINDER GAS CO.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 2
- Total Parts
- 5
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- SYNTHETIC; METAL; FABRIC
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 90.0 cm
- Width
- 54.0 cm
- Height
- 150.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Medical Technology
- Category
- Medical equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- NATIONAL CYLINDER
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Illinois
- City
- Chicago
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF TENT USED C. 1950S- 1960S, AND POSSIBLY LATER.
- Canada
-
THIS TENT USED IN INHALATION THERAPY UNIT OF OTTAWA CIVIC HOSPITAL. - Function
-
TO PROVIDE CONTROLLED AND CONTINUOUS SUPPLY OF OXYGEN TO PATIENT HOUSED WITHIN STRUCTURE. - Technical
-
USED TO PROVIDE OXYGEN-RICH ENVIRONMENT FOR INDIVIDUAL PATIENT. TENT ALSO SERVED TO INSULATE PATIENT FROM EXPOSURE TO GERMS, ETC. WHILE THEIR IMMUNITY WAS COMPROMISED, WITHOUT ISOLATING THEM OR NECESSITATING THE WEARING OF CUMBERSOME MASKS, ETC. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Printed labels on three sides of tent read : "DANGER/ OXYGEN IN USE- KEEP FIRE AWAY/ Any material that can burn is more easily set on/ fire and burns faster in the presence of oxygen/ NO SMOKING/ SE PROHIBE FUMAR/ NCG/ NATIONAL CYLINDER GAS/ DIVISION OF CHEMETRON CORPORATION/ CHICAGO ".
- Missing
- From CA of 07/03/2001 by Kevin Machan: No - Artifact appears to be complete.
- Finish
- OPAQUE SYNTHETIC TENT HAS METAL ZIPPERED OPENINGS, SECURED TO TENT ALONG FABRIC TABS. TENT IS SUSPENDED FROM STRING LOOPS.
- Decoration
- N/A
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NATIONAL CYLINDER GAS CO., Tent, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1972.0266, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1972.0266.002/
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