Pneumoapparatus

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Description:

Henry Norman Bethune (1890-1939) was a Canadian surgeon and social activist who designed an apparatus for treating patients with tuberculosis. One inscription on this example reads “DR. NORMAN BETHUNE’S / PNEUMO APPARATUS.” Another reads "GEO. P. PILLING & SON, CO. / PHILA."

Ref: “The Medical Life of Henry Norman Bethune,” Canadian Respiratory Journal 22 (2015): e323-e42.

Maker: George P. Pilling and Son Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Medicine

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: ZZ.RSN83541U40

Object Name: spirometerApparatus, PneumothoraxOther Terms: Apparatus, Pneumothorax; Medicine

Measurements: overall: 7 in x 6 3/4 in x 16 in; 17.78 cm x 17.145 cm x 40.64 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-642a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_736913

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