Tank

Object number2009.18.1 a,b

Date1955

Mediumvarious metals; fabric

Credit LineGift of City of Pittsburgh

DescriptionTwo green metal cylindrical oxygen tanks.Dimensions23.5 x 4.25 x 4.25 in. (59.7 x 10.8 x 10.8 cm)
InscriptionsStenciled twice on each tank body, in white paint, "OXYGEN".

Attached to top of each tank is tough fabric tag:

(a) Printed on tag, "6505:132-5181 / Oxygen-Filled Type D-95 Gal. / Unit Ea. / Quan. 1 / Wt.15 Cube 0.3 / CD Emergency Hospital / V-600 1955 6880 / #CASE 359 of 367 / Supply / Whse. Code-A".

(b) Printed on tag, "6505:132-5181 / Oxygen-Filled Type D-95 Gal. / Unit Ea. / Quan. 1 / Wt.15 Cube 0.3 / CD Emergency Hospital / V-600 1955 6880 / #CASE 354 of 367 / Supply / Whse. Code-A".
Historical NotesOxygen tanks used for anesthesia machine (2009.18.3). From a collection of Civilian Defense Emergency Medical Supplies from a Civilian Defense Mobile Hospital in Pittsburgh. These 200-bed emergency hospitals were set up at designated sites around the country in case of a nuclear war in the 1950s.

Related institution Civilian Defense Mobile Hospital

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