Advertisement from Beauty and Health, Volume 6, 1903, un-numbered rear page.
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Gem Lung Tester, 1907
Spirometry, 1919
Grip and Blow Arcade Machine, 1904
Photo is probably from a catalog. Manufactured by the Caille Brothers in 1904. A penny arcade machine that tested the user’s grip and lung power. From the National Jukebox Exchange.
Balloon Lung Tester, 1904
Made by the Mills Novelty Company in 1904. Photo is from a catalog. Only 3 of these machines are known to still exist. Operated by placing a penny in the slot, and blowing in the hose which caused the balloon to rise until it reached the moon which then lit up and smiled. From the National Jukebox Exchange.
Pneumotometer, Marechal, 1875
Pneumotometer, Marechal, 1875
Spirometer, Guyet, 1875
A small turbine or fan was turned by airflow which drove a small set of clockwork gears attached to a dial. The curve in the tube is so that the rod that connected the fan to the gears could be straight and yet the gear mechanism could remain outside the tube. From: Nouveaux éléments de pathologie générale, de séméiologie et de diagnostic. by Eugène Bouchut, 1875, page 865.