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Ceramic Inhaler and Tube, by S. Maw Son & Thompson, London, c. 1900

Inventory Number 38753


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.38753

Subject
Surgery
Item type
Object
Provenance
? purchased
Primary inscriptions
"MAW'S / IMPROVED INHALER / FOR HOT WATER, INFUSIONS & c / The water should be boiling; and the Inhaler / not more than half filled, a pint is sufficient, / MANUFACTURED BY / S. MAW SON & THOMPSON LONDON"
Physical material
Glazed Pot
Glass
rubber
Object type
Inhaler
Dimensions
Diameter: 155mm Height: 265mm Weight: 0.8kg
Inventory No
38753
Accession Number
1972-15

Description

White glazed pot with glass tube and rubber stopper. Printed instructions on the side. The vapour, from an infusion etc., is drawn by the mouth through the glass tube; air is simultaneously drawn down the side spout.