Respiratory Collection

Diagram of the lungs and bronchial tubes
A diagram of the lungs and bronchial tubes, with a section of the windpipe

Diagram of the heart, lungs and windpipe

The Respirator for colds, cough, sore throat, etc
The Respirator for all affections attended with irritation in the air passages, as colds, cough, sore throat, asthma, consumption, etc. 1858

Advertisement for Geraudels Pastilles. 1893

Advert for Dickins - Jones corsets 1909
The Specialite Guninea corset, available from Dickins & Jones, is ideal for slight figures. It promises not to cause undue pressure to the respiratory organs. 1909

LCC London Fire Brigade asbestos protective suit
Carried on emergency tenders (ETs) an asbestos suit allowed a firefighter to approach a serious fire at close quarters for the purpose of closing down a control valve or a similar task

German gas masks
A British impression of the type of respiratory equipment used by German soldiers during gas attacks upon Allied troops. The Germans first used poisonous gas at Ypres on April 22nd 1915

Trade card for Dr Zed syrup, girl with pug dog
Trade card for Dr Zed syrup, showing a little girl in a pink dress hugging her pug dog. Date: circa 1900s

Mine rescue team wearing breathing apparatus
A mine rescue team wearing new breathing apparatus set off into the mine by truck. circa 1911

Men testing breathing apparatus
A group of men testing some breathing apparatus, possibly for diving or for use down a mine. circa 1911

Quarryman drilling, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North Wales
A quarryman drilling into the rock at Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, Nantlle Valley, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales

Women factory workers wearing respiratory-veils
A group of female factory workers wearing respiratory-veils and carrying a banner. The photograph was taken during a procession in London in July 1916 celebrating the many different roles of women in

What War has become
Cartoon by A. Forestier showing a German soldier carrying a burning-oil distributor on his back and wearing respiratory apparatus

Diagram showing the circulation of the blood
A diagram showing the circulation of the blood, with veins, arteries and capillaries

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