Object Details
- J. H. Emerson Co.
- Description
- Edward V. Roberts (1939-1995) contracted polio at age 14 and was paralyzed from neck down. He was given this Emerson iron lung in 1955.
- Ref: “Edward V. Roberts, 56, Champion of the Disabled,” New York Times (March 16, 1995), p. B13.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Zona L. Roberts in memory of Ed Roberts
- ID Number
- 1996.0339.01
- catalog number
- 1996.0339.01
- accession number
- 1996.0339
- Object Name
- iron lung
- respirator
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- rubber (overall material)
- glass (overall material)
- plastic (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 5 ft x 3 ft x 8 ft; 1.524 m x .9144 m x 2.4384 m
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- The Antibody Initiative
- Health & Medicine
- Antibody Initiative: Polio
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1272903
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-a460-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
