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Type of Object
Sterilizer
Place of Manufacture
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Date of Manufacture
1920-1930
Physical Details
Electric sterilizer with porcelain base and stainless steel lid and tray. Hinged lid contains two vent openings, and has two arms attached on which hangs a tray with numerous small holes in the bottom. The tray is raised to the top of the porcelain enclosure when the lid is opened, and drops to the bottom when it is closed. Vents on top are closed by sliding vent covers.
Dimensions
8.5 cm. x 15 cm. x 9 cm.
Medical Subject
Sterilization -- instrumentation
Accession Number
1983.116.10
Genre
medical equipment
Local Genre
medical artifact
Type
Still Image
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
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Rights
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Collection
Medical Artifacts Collection
Source
Original object: Electric Porcelain Sterilizer, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
mar00117.jpg