Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History
Blade, Laryngoscope, Macintosh, Model Circa 1943
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The manufacturer of this blade is the Boots UK Limited pharmacy company ...
The design of this item is associated to what was "first described by Professor R. R. Macintosh in the Lancet of February 13th, 1943, this design is now the acknowledged leader throughout the world." (PENLON, 1969)
Reference: PENLON. 1969. Anaesthetic Equipment - Longworth Scientific Instrument Company LTD. Abingdon, Berkshire, England. January 1969.
The manufacturer of this blade is the Boots UK Limited pharmacy company, they apparently had a branch in Australia to distribute their medical and pharmaceutical equipment and part of them was focused on the manufacturing of laryngoscopes blades. The Boots company reproduced this trending design used in the anaesthetic practice. URL Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boots_UK / https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliance_Boots Macintosh semi curved blade designed in a baby size, without light bulb attached. Minor scratches and some slight hit marks over the piece surface caused by its previous use. It has the manufacturer name and brand and the place where it was made at the back of the blade base.Stamped at the blade back base area, BOOTS AUSTRALIA / MADE IN ENGLANDmacintosh, blade, boots australia, boots uk limited, england blade