| Reference Number | MIMM/2023-4/12 |
| Title | Peak Flow Meter |
| Date | 1925-1975 |
| Creator Name | Allen & Hanburys Limited, Pharmaceutical goods company, 1715-1958 |
| Clement Clarke International, Medical devices manufacturer, 1917- |
| Glaxo Laboratories Ltd, pharmaceutical company, 1904- |
| Description | Peak flow meter as designed by Wright, in cardboard box, complete with leaflets, instruction and signed loan agreement between Dr. Webb, Glaxo, and Allen . The device consists of a cylindrical white plastic body connected to a mouthpiece.
It is a hand-held instrument provided with a foldable handle, used to measure expiratory airflow, made in England by Airmed, Clement Clarke, with compliments of Allen & Hanburys.
Part of Dr Jack's collection. |
| Extent | 7 parts |
| Dimensions | 310mm x 90mm x 70mm |
| Digital Collections | View online in our digital collections |
| Copyright | Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) |
| Credit Line | Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
| Object Name | Peak Flow Meter |
| Term | Peak Expiratory Flow Rate |
| Respiratory Function Tests -- instrumentation |