Face mask for Clover's 'Portable Regulating Ether Inhaler'

Made:: 1877-1920 in London

maker:: Mayer and Meltzer

Face mask and regulator from Clover's "Portable Regulating

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Face mask and regulator from Clover's "Portable Regulating
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Face mask for Clover's portable regulating ether inhaler, English, 1877-1920

The face mask is from Clover’s ‘Portable Regulating Ether Inhaler’, which was invented in 1877 by Joseph Thomas Clover (1825-82). The dose of anaesthetic could be controlled using the valves below the face mask. Clover’s portable inhaler was popular and remained in use until the Second World War.

Details

Category:: Anaesthesiology

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A625275

Materials:: face mask, metal, face mask, leather, covered and face mask, rubber

Measurements:: overall: 120 mm x 150 mm x 117 mm, .3kg

type:: anaesthetic mask

credit:: Royal Society of Medicine

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