M0012543: Tube designed by Sir William Macewen

Date:
May 1952
Reference:
WT/D/1/20/1/112/15
Part of:
Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced March 2022: Tube designed by Sir William Macewen.

Description

Photograph of a tube designed by Sir William Macewen for endotracheal intubation as an alternative to tracheotomy and also for the administration of chloroform in operations on the throat. This item was accessioned by Wellcome Historical Medical Museum but is not held by Wellcome Collection.

Publication/Creation

May 1952

Physical description

1 photograph glass plate negative; 8.3 x 10.8 cm

Copyright note

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

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 2022.

Terms of use

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

Where to find it

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