Tobacco resuscitator kit, England, 1785

Made:: 1785 in London

maker:: Evans and Company

Tobacco resuscitator kit, England, 1785 (resuscitator)

Resuscitator for reviving "persons apparently dead"

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Resuscitator for reviving "persons apparently dead"
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Resuscitator for reviving "persons apparently dead", labelled "Royal Humane Society 1774", English, 1785 onwards

Resuscitator for reviving "persons apparently dead", labelled "Royal Humane Society 1774", English

Details

Category:: Emergency Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A640992

Materials:: incomplete, mahogany (wood), brass, cloth, ivory, leather, wood (unidentified), silver and glass

Measurements:: overall: 135 mm x 481 mm x 298 mm, 6.18kg
overall (open for display): 368 mm x 483 mm x 345 mm,

type:: resuscitator

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