26th Oct, 2021 11:00

From the Curious to the Extraordinary
 
Lot 271
 

A 1950'S / 60'S CPR TEACHING DOLL 'ANATOMIC ANNE' BY ASMUND S. LAERDAL, NORWAY

A 1950'S / 60'S CPR TEACHING DOLL 'ANATOMIC ANNE' BY ASMUND S. LAERDAL, NORWAY

the female human head and upper chest with faux hair and mouth aperture, with a sheet of instructions, fitted in a suitcase style travelling case,

the model 61cm high, the case 66cm wide

Resusci Anne, also known as Rescue Anne, Resusci Annie, CPR Annie, Resuscitation Annie, Little Annie, or CPR Doll is a model of medical simulator used for teaching both emergency workers and members of the general public. Resusci Anne was developed by the Norwegian toy maker Åsmund S. Lærdal and the Austrian-Czech physician Peter Safar.

The distinctive face of Resusci Anne was based on L'Inconnue de la Seine, the death mask of an unidentified young woman reputedly drowned in the River Seine around the late 1880s.

Estimated at £300 - £500

 

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