| Description | The apparatus comprises a metal cylinder labelled “SPARKLET HOLDERS J SIZE” and a detachable stopcock.
The stopcock itself consists of three components: the handle engraved with “SCREW DOWN LIGHTLY,” the bolt, and the spout.
The spout bears the engraving “Made in England” and is where the original India rubber catheter was attached. Unfortunately, the catheter is now broken and detached from the main body. It is a red tube with a black conical nozzle, designed for patients to inhale anaesthetic gas.
Additionally, there is a black gas cylinder labeled “carbon dioxide” that can be twisted and connected to the metal cylinder via the stopcock.
The metal cylinder presents some corrosion.
The apparatus worked by screwing down the handle, which punctured the gas cylinder and released gas at a controlled rate.
Originally used for resuscitation, it provided carbon dioxide for cases of asphyxiation, drug overdose, shock, and drowning. However, advancements in respiratory physiology during the 1950s rendered this use of CO2 obsolete. |