Oral respirator
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- Oral respirator
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- This oral respirator was intended to be used by “persons afflicted with diseases of the lungs and air passages.” Oral respirators were invented in London by Mr. Jeffreys. A person would wear the respirator over the mouth and breath in normally, keeping the air at an equal, warm temperature at all times. This device was recommended for use in the winter and spring.
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- medical equipment
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- Country Doctor Museum
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- Country Doctor Museum
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I'm a collector, I recently picked up a tin case for a Jeffreys respirator. It's a slightly different shape than the one illustrated but is marked as being such. I was just looking for more information on them. Should I contact the Country Doctor Museum? I can be reached at Woodardm09@ECU.edu
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This may be a respirator, but it is not a Jeffreys respirator. There's an image of a Jeffreys respirator at:http://johnsnow.matrix.msu.edu/work.php?id=15-78-188and there's more detail at:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_JeffreysThe British Museum has two Jeffreys respirators. The Jeffreys respitators have multiple grilles of very fine wires running vertically. Early versions have a light cloth covering, and later versions have a kind of louvred front. The boxes are crescent moon shaped.