Chest Portion of an Iron Lung Invented by C. E. H. Armbruster

National Museum of American History

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Object Details

Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Charles C. Armbruster, John Lee Armbruster, Ruama Jane Armbruster Nelson, and Betty Louise Armbruster Raite Patino
ca 1914
patent filed
1914-09-02
patent date
1916-02-22
ID Number
1982.0200.01
accession number
1982.0200
catalog number
1982.0200.01
patent number
1172660A
1172661
1172662A
Object Name
iron lung, patent model
respirator
Object Type
Patent Model
Other Terms
Chest, Iron Lung; Medicine
Physical Description
metal; aluminum; paint; rubber; fabric (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 46.6 cm x 43 cm x 29.5 cm; 18 11/32 in x 16 15/16 in x 11 5/8 in
overall: 18 in x 13 1/2 in x 12 3/4 in; 45.72 cm x 34.29 cm x 32.385 cm
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Record ID
nmah_724045
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-f54b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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