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Object Name |
Duplex Oxypathor Can |
Object ID |
2004.768.01.01 |
Date |
Post 1911 |
Description |
2004.768.01.03-04: Fabric strap with metal plate. 2004.768.01.05: Flat metal piece. 2004.768.01.02 Oxypathor Lid; 2004.768.01.03 Strap; 2004.768.01.04 Strap; 2004.768.01.05 Attachment |
Dimension Details |
2004.768.01.01: 7x18x2. 2004.768.01.02: 3.5x7.5x3.5. 2004.768.01.03: 5.5x5x1. 2004.768.01.04: 5.5x5x1. 2004.768.01.05: 0.7x10.5x2 |
Materials |
Aluminum; Cork; Fabric; Metal |
Inscription Type |
Manufacturer's Mark |
Inscription Text |
2004.768.01.01 Oxypathor Co. of Canada, Ltd., Bridgeburg, Ont., Canada. 2004.768.01.05 The Oxypathor Co., Buffalo, N.Y. 2004.768.01.03 reads You Must Keep This Surface Bright. 2004.768.01.04 reads You Must Keep This Surface Bright. |
Patent Information |
19 April 1911 |
MeSH Search Terms |
Equipment and Supplies Oxygenators |
Related Publications |
P2004-768 de la Pena, Carolyn Thomas. The Body Electric: How Strange Machines Built the Modern American. New York: New York University Press, 2003. |
Research Notes |
A quack device which claimed to heal by putting oxygen into the body. The Oxypathor was invented by E.L. Moses of New York, who imitated the original oxgenator the Electropoise created by Hercules Sanche. Moses spent 15 months in prison for false claims made in 1915, including that the Oxypathor cured tuberculois and diptheria. 2004.768.01.03-04: For wrist or ankle placement. Allows oxygen to enter body. |