Respirometer
Object number2009.108.9 a,b
Datec. 1950
Mediummetals; plastic; glass; paper
Credit LineGift of Murray Sachs
DescriptionPneumothorax machine.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a): 35 × 15 × 4.25 in. (88.9 × 38.1 × 10.8 cm)Height x Width x Depth (b): 34.25 × 18 × 8 in. (87 × 45.7 × 20.3 cm)
Inscriptions(a)
One of the glass tubes has gold numbers.
Plastic chart behind glass tubes, with blue lines and numbers.
Historical NotesThe pneumothorax machine from the Bedford Avenue TB Hospital (Tuberculosis Hospital of Pittsburgh located on Bedford Avenue in the Hill District). Part of a collection of items related to Murray Sachs' (the donor's) training and career in medicine, as well as objects collected by the donor and displayed in his office at Shadyside Hospital. These objects document the donor's personal life, his career in medicine, Pittsburgh's health care history, and also the doctor's personal collection of medical artifacts.
Collector
Murray Sachs
Related institution
Shadyside Hospital
Related institution
Tuberculosis Hospital of Pittsburgh
On View
Not on view
Webster-Chicago
