'Smith-Clarke' mechanical respirator

Made:
1955-1965 in Warwick
maker:
Cape Engineering Company Limited

Smith-Clarke mechanical respirator for intermittent positive pressure or positive-negative pressure ventilation, by the Cape Engineering Company Limited, Warwickshire, England, 1955-1965

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Object Number:
1989-682
Materials:
metal and plastic
Measurements:
height 1050 mm
length 960 mm
width 520 mm
type:
ventilators

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