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Boyles Vaporizer Bottle for Chloroform

Inventory Number 10334


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.10334

Item type
Object
Provenance
From the Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, John Radcliffe Hospital.
Physical material
Metal
Glass
Object type
Vaporizer
Dimensions
Diameter: 99mm Height: 235mm Weight: 843g
Inventory No
10334
Accession Number
1998-7

Description

Vaporizer bottle with safety filler, pointer and scale on front of head, metal tube extending inside glass section. On glass outside are a gradated scale, 'Chloroform', and <MIE LTD>, stamped in green, and remains of a sticker. Written in black on metal section '172'. Inscribed on scale pointer 'M & I. E. Ltd London'.