Vaporizer
notes: label: Description
content: Halothane is a clear, heavy, and colorless liquid with a sweet and non-irritating odor. It was introduced as an inhalational anesthetic in 1956, and rapidly replaced ether and chloroform for that purpose. Max Ming-Kwai Zung (ca. 1922-2008), the donor of this item, was an anesthesiologist who studied at Columbia University and worked in Washington, D.C.
label: Description
content: Ref: “HALOTHANE HELD SAFE ANESTHETIC,” New York Times (Sept. 6, 1966), p. 31.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Zung, Max M-K
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1983.0209.12
label: catalog number
content: 1983.0209.12
label: accession number
content: 1983.0209
objectType: label: Object Name
content: vaporizer
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal with glass container (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 3/4 in x 5 in x 6 1/4 in; 6.985 cm x 12.7 cm x 15.875 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 16 cm x 12 cm; 6 5/16 in x 4 3/4 in