General Information

Serial #

02-13182-005

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 SILVER METAL CASING; COPPER PIPING. SYNTHETIC KNOBS & OTHER FITTINGS. SYNTHETIC COVERING ON CORD & PLUG HOUSING..2 SILVER METAL LID; SYNTHETIC KNOB..3-.4 SILVER METAL TRAYS.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

42.5 cm

Width

30.9 cm

Height

37.2 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Chemistry

Category

Laboratory equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

American Sterilizer

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Pennsylvania

City

Erie

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS STERILIZER PRESUMABLY USED C. 1970S+.

Canada

PART OF A COLLECTION OF EQ. ACQUIRED BY THE MUSEUM OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FROM APPARATUS DISCARDED BY THE CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH (CAMH) AND RELATED FACILITIES (IE. CLARKE INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY) IN TORONTO. CAMH FOUNDED IN 1860S AS PROVINCIAL ASYLUM OF TORONTO. (REF. 1)

Function

TO KILL BACTERIA, GERMS AND/OR LIVING MICRORGANISMS PRESENT ON INANIMATE OBJECTS, IN ORDER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF C. 1970S STERILIZER FOR SMALL MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS, LAB GLASSWARE, ETC.. UNIT IS COMPACT AND RELATIVELY LIGHTWEIGHT, MAKING IT SUITABLE FOR USE IN A SMALL LAB OR SIMILAR FACILITY.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 Plate on front, above door reads "AMSCO [red eagle head logo] dynaclave". Decal in upper left front corner reads "[logo]/ Ontario/ MINISTRY OF HEALTH/ 344999". Scale on temperature gauge divided 0-300 F; marked "AMERICAN/ STERILIZER COMPANY/ ERIE, PA., U.S.A.", "MODEL 2281" & "NEWARK, N.J., U.S.A.". All controls, etc. labelled. Large silver decal on back reads "MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AMSCO [red eagle head logo]/ MODEL 576A SER. NO. 02-13182-005/ CYCLES 60 VOLTAGE 120/ MAX. KWS. 1.470 MAX. AMPS. 12.5/ PHASE 1 EQUIP. NO. BD-12-11/ MAXIMUM STEAM PRESSURE [blank]/ AMERICAN STERILIZER COMPANY, ERIE, PA." & * cont'd in Supp. Info.

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE.

Finish

BRUSHED AND SHINY SILVER METAL EXTERIOR FINISH; DULL SILVER METAL INTERIOR. BLACK MOULDED SYNTHETIC KNOBS. GREY SYNTHETIC COVERING ON CORD. BLACK AND WHITE MOULDED SYNTHETIC PLUG HOUSING. .3-.4 SILVER METAL TRAYS [HEAVILY CORRODED] HAVE PERFORATED BASE.

Decoration

N/A