'Smith-Clarke Senior' adult cabinet 'Iron Lung'

Made:: 1953 in Warwick

maker:: Cape Engineering Company Limited

'Smith-Clarke Senior' adult cabinet 'Iron Lung'

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'Smith-Clarke Senior' adult cabinet respirator 'Iron Lung', with separate pump unit, designed by George Thomas Smith-Clarke and made by Cape Engineering Company Limited, Warwick, England, 1953

Details

Category:: Therapeutics

Object Number:: 1990-395

Materials:: steel (metal), aluminium alloy, chromium plated, plastic (unidentified), leather, cotton (fibre), cotton (textile), glass, electronic components, brass (copper, zinc alloy) and rubber (unidentified)

Measurements:: overall: 1310 mm x 1400 mm x 2460 mm,

type:: iron lung and pump - machinery

credit:: Hampstead Health Authority. Royal Free Hospital

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'Smith-Clarke Senior' adult cabinet 'Iron Lung'

'Smith-Clarke Senior' adult cabinet respirator 'Iron Lung' designed by George Thomas Smith-Clarke and made by Cape Engineering Company Limited, Warwick, England, 1953

Measurements:: overall: 1310 mm x 1400 mm x 2460 mm,

Materials:: cotton (fibre) , cotton (textile) , glass , electronic components , brass (copper, zinc alloy) , rubber (unidentified) , steel (metal) , aluminium alloy , chromium plated and plastic (unidentified)

Object Number:: 1990-395/1

type:: iron lung

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Pump from 'Smith-Clarke Senior' adult cabinet 'Iron Lung'

Separate pump unit from 'Smith-Clarke Senior' adult cabinet respirator 'Iron Lung' designed by George Thomas Smith-Clarke and made by Cape Engineering Company Limited, Warwick, England, 1953

Materials:: steel (metal) , aluminium alloy , chromium plated , plastic (unidentified) , leather , cotton (fibre) , cotton (textile) , glass , electronic components , brass (copper, zinc alloy) and rubber (unidentified)

Object Number:: 1990-395/2

type:: pump - machinery

'Smith-Clarke Senior' adult cabinet 'Iron Lung'

Pressure gauge for 'Smith-Clarke Senior' adult cabinet respirator 'Iron Lung'. Cream coloured with metal attachments. Dial/gauge showing - 5 - 35 and + 5 - 35. Text reads: 'COMPOUND cm. WATER'. Makers mark reads: 'Crawley, England'.

Measurements:: overall: 140 mm x 185 mm x 165 mm,

Materials:: metal (unknown)

Object Number:: 1990-395/3

type:: gauges

Image ©: The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

'Smith-Clarke Senior' adult cabinet 'Iron Lung'

Tube with metal attachments on each end from 'Smith-Clarke Senior' adult cabinet respirator 'Iron Lung'.

Measurements:: overall: 40 mm x 230 mm x 395 mm,

Materials:: rubber (unidentified)

Object Number:: 1990-395/4

type:: tube

'Smith-Clarke Senior' adult cabinet 'Iron Lung'

One of two zip lock bags from 'Smith-Clarke Senior' adult cabinet respirator 'Iron Lung'.

Object Number:: 1990-395/5

type:: bag

'Smith-Clarke Senior' adult cabinet 'Iron Lung'

Two of two zip lock bags from 'Smith-Clarke Senior' adult cabinet respirator 'Iron Lung'.

Object Number:: 1990-395/6

type:: bag

'Smith-Clarke Senior' adult cabinet 'Iron Lung'

Measurment gauge from the 'Smith-Clarke Senior' adult cabinet respirator 'Iron Lung', designed by George Thomas Smith-Clarke and made by Cape Engineering Company Limited, Warwick, England, 1953

Measurements:: overall: 48 mm x 125 mm x 153 mm,

Materials:: plastic (unidentified) , glass and metal (unknown)

Object Number:: 1990-395/7

type:: gauges

'Smith-Clarke Senior' adult cabinet 'Iron Lung'

Handle from the 'Smith-Clarke Senior' adult cabinet respirator 'Iron Lung', designed by George Thomas Smith-Clarke and made by Cape Engineering Company Limited, Warwick, England, 1953

Measurements:: overall: 25 mm x 180 mm x 150 mm,

Materials:: white metal (unknown)

Object Number:: 1990-395/8

type:: handle

'Smith-Clarke Senior' adult cabinet 'Iron Lung'

Cap, lid or cover for a plug from the 'Smith-Clarke Senior' adult cabinet respirator 'Iron Lung', designed by George Thomas Smith-Clarke and made by Cape Engineering Company Limited, Warwick, England, 1953

Measurements:: overall: 25 mm x 60 mm x 73 mm,

Materials:: white metal (unknown)

Object Number:: 1990-395/9

type:: lids

'Smith-Clarke Senior' adult cabinet 'Iron Lung'

Two rubber stoppers and one metal and plastic lid from the 'Smith-Clarke Senior' adult cabinet respirator 'Iron Lung', designed by George Thomas Smith-Clarke and made by Cape Engineering Company Limited, Warwick, England, 1953

Measurements:: overall: 35 mm x 40 mm x 40 mm,

Materials:: rubber (unidentified) and metal (unknown)

Object Number:: 1990-395/10

type:: stopper

'Smith-Clarke Senior' adult cabinet 'Iron Lung'

Measurements:: overall: 30 mm x 70 mm x 40 mm,

Materials:: metal (unknown)

Object Number:: 1990-395/11

type:: pipes (conduits)

'Smith-Clarke Senior' adult cabinet 'Iron Lung'

Five rubber and hessian parts taken from the 'Smith-Clarke Senior' adult cabinet respirator 'Iron Lung', designed by George Thomas Smith-Clarke and made by Cape Engineering Company Limited, Warwick, England, 1953