Ombrédanne inhaler

Inhalers

Anesthetics--Administration--Equipment and supplies

Anesthesiology--Apparatus and instruments

Nebulizers and Vaporizers

Anesthesiology--instrumentation

Anesthesia

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Used to administer ether (anesthesia) during surgery; metal body with stand, hard rubber mask, and rubber tubing in a wooden box with a bottom drawer.

First image: An open wooden box with metal latches reveals antique medical equipment inside. The upper compartment contains a metal spherical container, a small metal valve assembly, and a brown leather mask. A black rubber hose is coiled inside a pull-out drawer at the bottom. The box is made of light-colored wood with visible grain and silver-toned hardware.

Second image: A metal medical inhalation device is displayed upright next to a detachable brown leather mask and a black rubber hose. The device has a spherical metal chamber mounted on a vertical stand with a round base. The leather mask is attached to a short metal connector, and the rubber hose is coiled loosely beside it. The background is plain and light-colored.

Ombrédanne, Louis (Louis Marie Arsène), 1871-1956

Robert L. Brown History of Medicine Collection

State University of New York at Buffalo. University Libraries

1908

Alex Peck (Firm)

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LIB-HSL001

Inhaler

2009-11-04

McGuire Medical Instrument Collection

LIB-HSL001