Formaldehyde Generator

Formaldehyde Generator

Formaldehyde Generator

Name/Title

Formaldehyde Generator

Entry/Object ID

2022.12.1

Description

Formaldehyde Generator

Context

Formaldehyde Generators were used to disinfect a room of contagious disease in the early days. Heated by fuel oil, formaldehyde was piped through a rubber tube through the keyhole in the door before entry was made to retrieve a body. This particular machine was never used.

Cataloged By

LeAnn Beck

Acquisition

Accession

2022.12

Source or Donor

Wildeman Funeral Home

Acquisition Method

Gift

Location

Location

Building

Centennial Building

* Untyped Location

Plummer House Grounds

Category

Exhibit