Chest Portion of an Iron Lung
notes: label: Description
content: Chest portion of an iron lung devised by Charles E. H. Armbruster (1868-1920), a homeopathic physician and proprietor of Armbruster’s Optical Establishment in Denver, Colorado.
label: Description
content: Ref: Charles E. H. Armbruster, “System for the Treatment of Diseases of the Human Body by Vacuum or Air-Pressure,” U.S. Patent 1,172,660 (Feb. 22, 1916).
label: Description
content: Charles E. H. Armbruster, “Mechanism for Controlling the Flow of Fluid To and From an Air-Tight Chamber,” U.S. Patent 1,172,661 (Feb. 22, 1916).
label: Description
content: Charles E. H. Armbruster, “Casing for Producing an Air-Tight Chamber Over or Around a Portion of the Human Body,” U.S. Patent 1,172,662 (February 22, 1916).
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
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content: The Antibody Initiative
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content: Health & Medicine
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content: Antibody Initiative: Polio
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Charles C. Armbruster, John Lee Armbruster, Ruama Jane Armbruster Nelson, and Betty Louise Armbruster Raite Patino
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1982.0200.01
label: accession number
content: 1982.0200
label: catalog number
content: 1982.0200.01
label: patent number
content: 1172660A
label: patent number
content: 1172661
label: patent number
content: 1172662A
objectType: label: Object Name
content: iron lung, patent model
label: Object Name
content: respirator
label: Object Type
content: Patent Model
label: Other Terms
content: Chest, Iron Lung; Medicine
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal; aluminum; paint; rubber; fabric (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: 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
label: Measurements
content: overall: 18 in x 13 1/2 in x 12 3/4 in; 45.72 cm x 34.29 cm x 32.385 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 18 1/2 in x 17 in x 14 1/2 in; 46.99 cm x 43.18 cm x 36.83 cm