Hippius Apparatus
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
The Hippius Apparatus is a device for pasteurizing milk and baby food in home settings. It consists of a bucket-shaped vessel with an extended, rolled-out bottom wall that creates an air pocket between the walls, allowing for even heating.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
Hippius Apparatus, for pasteurizing milk and baby food in home conditions, represents a vessel in the shape of a bucket, the wall of which is elongated and turned up at the bottom. Thus, the vessel is as if surrounded by an air jacket. The lower edge of the outer wall is not soldered to the edge of the inner wall. At the upper edge of the outer wall there are openings. Water heated to 70° is poured into the vessel, into which bottles filled with baby food are then placed. Some source of heating (alcohol lamp, kerosene lamp, etc.) is placed under the vessel. The heating air circulates between both walls and maintains the water temperature at a constant level for 3/4-1 hour.
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“Hippius Apparatus.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/hippius-apparatus/