M0011295: Silhouette of a man using Hutchinson's spirometer

Date:
1950
Reference:
WT/D/1/20/1/100/39
Part of:
Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced April 2021: Hutchinson's spirometer

Description

Illustration of Hutchinson's spirometer which is set on a table about three feet high. The position of filling the chest before breathing into the spirometer is shown. The illustration is published in Hutchinson, John: "On the capacity of the lungs, and on the respiratory functions, with a view of establishing a precise and easy method of detecting disease by the spirometer", Medico-chirurgical transactions, vol.29, 1846. Related images: M0011296, M0011297

Publication/Creation

1950

Physical description

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Related material

Wellcome Collection holds the publication depicted in the glass plate negative

Notes

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.

Terms of use

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.

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