- Subject
- Anaesthetics
- Item type
- Object
- Provenance
- From the Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, John Radcliffe Hospital.
- Object type
- Vaporizer
- Dimensions
- Height: 594mm Width: 233mm Depth: 239mm Weight: 4050g
- Inventory No
- 10505
- Accession Number
- 1998-7
Description
Regulating chloroform vaporizer with valved vaporizing chamber and scale and pointer to indicate vapour percentage.
Present are a face mask and hose, metal tubing and a glass jar with rubber hose attachment. There is also a candle on the main apparatus.
Used for chloroform.
Invented in 1903 by Vernon-Harcourt, Augustus George.
See references.
