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000004460 0247_ $$2DOI$$a10.6083/M4TD9VQK
000004460 037__ $$aDA
000004460 245__ $$aJapanese water purifier and filter
000004460 269__ $$a1945
000004460 336__ $$aStill image
000004460 520__ $$a1939-1945
000004460 520__ $$aDigital photograph of a Japanese water purifier and filter unit, set on a gray counter.
000004460 520__ $$aA Japanese water purifier and filter, found in the Pacific Theater in World War II by John B. White, M.D., and donated by him in January 1945. The portable unit consists of: 1) a cylindrical water filter with a metal core, covered in Plaster of Paris, with threaded rod protruding from one end, 2) a wire and canvas hose, 150 cm in length, with metal nozzle on one end and attached at the opposite end to the purifier, and 3) the purifier, with a metal case 42 cm in length, a metal stand, a carrying handle, and a pump apparatus. The unit is in fair condition, with rusting and scratches. The hose has become brittle.
000004460 520__ $$aMedical Museum Collection, Box 41
000004460 540__ $$fCC BY
000004460 542__ $$fIn Copyright
000004460 650__ $$aWorld War II$$035994
000004460 650__ $$apacific islands
000004460 650__ $$aWater Purification$$030858
000004460 650__ $$ajapan
000004460 650__ $$aMilitary Medicine$$022314
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000004460 980__ $$aHistorical Collections and Archives