Undated photo found on Flickr. Uploaded by the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. At a guess it comes from the mid-1950’s. Spirometer, location and the people in the photo were unidentified.
Category Archives: Spirometry
Spirometry, 1949, Aesculap Spirometer
Found on Pinterest. Labeled elsewhere as “Vintage photo of Dr. Sixten Haroldson measures lung volume of a draftee”. Dated as 4/5/1949. Likely taken in Sweden. Spirometer is an Aesculap model that only measured vital capacity.
Spirometry, Collins 13.5 Liter Respirometer, 1968
From a publicity photo dated March 6, 1968.
Spirometry, Collins Timed Vitalometer, 1966
From ‘A Catalog of Pulmonary Function Equipment and Accessories’, W. E. Collins Inc., page 11.
Collins Computerized Modular Lung Analyzer, circa 1976, Front Panel Closeup
From “Instruction Manual for the Computerized Modular Lung Analyzer P1200 P1201” from Warren E. Collins Co. Undated, but likely from about 1976.
Collins Computerized Modular Lung Analyzer, Circa 1976
From “Instruction Manual for the Computerized Modular Lung Analyzer P1200 P1201” from Warren E. Collins Co. Undated, but likely from about 1976.
Spirometer, National Cylinder Gas Pulmonary Function Indicator, 1976
From Medical Instrumentation for Healthcare, by Cromwell L, Arditti M, Weibell FJ, Pfeiffer EA, Steele B, Labok J. Published by Prentice-Hall, 1976. Page 264.
Spirometry, 1901
From “Scientific Child Study”, by Edward Marshall, The American Magazine, 1901, Volume 51, No. 5, Page 427.
Spirometry, 1960
Found on Getty Images. Captioned as “Twelve year old Susan Cox blowing into a spirometer which will measure any increase in lung capacity after a training session in the pool at the Queen’s Highcliff Hotel.” Photo credited to Harry Todd. Spirometer manufacturer was not named but it could be a Sanborn or Collins spirometer.
Spirometry, 1961
Found on the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine website. The Honorable James A. Burke (left) and Dr. Benjamin Terres (right) measure respiration using a spirometer on Congressional Day in 1961 at the Harvard School of Public Health. Spirometer is likely a Collins 9L respirometer.