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Vernon-Harcourt Chloroform Vaporizer Bottle

Inventory Number 10624


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.10624

Item type
Object
Provenance
From the Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, John Radcliffe Hospital.
Object type
Vaporizer
Dimensions
Height: 110mm Width: 183mm Depth: 120mm Weight: 433g
Inventory No
10624
Accession Number
1998-7

Description

Accessories for Vernon Harcourt chloroform inhaler; double-necked bottle, bottle of chloroform and another item (missing) in plush-lined leather-covered box.

Used for chloroform.

Invented in 1903 by Augustus George Vernon-Harcourt.

See references.