2006.296.1: Poster, 1988

Additional Images

2006.296.1: Poster.
Image No. 2522 ; Photographer: Helen Kingsley

Object Description

History of anaesthesia poster 'Sleeping Giants'. Gives dates of notable advances/discoveries in the field of anaesthesia, 1540-1988. Timelines prepared by Betty J. Bamforth, M.D. Professor of Anaesthesiology, University of Wisconsin Medical School. In 1993 Anaquest was merged into Ohmeda, whose parent company is The BOC Group. Poster dimensions given.

Object Classification

Accession Number: 2006.296.1
Collection: Anaesthesiology
Date: 1988

Object Dimensions

  • Length: 76 cm
  • Width: 50.5 cm

Object Parts

  • a) Poster
  • b) Frame with hanging wire

Object Materials

  • cardboard,
  • metal,
  • paper,
  • printing ink,
  • steel

Acquisition Detail

  • Manufacturer: Medishield Products Ltd.