Anesthesia Inhaler
notes: label: Description
content: In this anesthesia inhaler, cloth is stretched over a wire frame, providing a large surface for the evaporation of an anesthetic such as chloroform dripped onto the cloth. Friedrich von Esmarch (1823-1908), a German surgeon, introduced the form in 1877. This example was used by August Clewell (b. 1845), a physician in Maryland.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MG.302606.027
label: accession number
content: 302606
label: catalog number
content: 302606.027
objectType: label: Object Name
content: inhaler, facemask, ether
label: Object Name
content: anesthesia
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 22 cm x 8.2 cm; 8 21/32 in x 3 7/32 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 in x 9 in x 3 5/8 in; 5.08 cm x 22.86 cm x 9.2075 cm