Glass ampoule of liquid chloroform

Made:
1845-1945 in Paris
maker:
A Vicario
Glass ampoule of liquid chloroform

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Brown glass ampoule of chloroform with cardboard box, made by A Vicario, Paris, France, 1854-1945

Chloroform was used as an anaesthetic from the late 1840s until the 1950s. Liquid chloroform was dropped on to a face mask or vaporised and inhaled by the patient through a face mask. The chloroform was prepared by a Parisian pharmacist, A Vicario. Once the potentially toxic nature of this anaesthetic had become apparent, it was used far more cautiously.

The vial was owned by Sir James Cantlie (1851-1926), a surgeon and medical administrator whose prestigious career included a leading role in setting up the London School of Tropical Medicine and the provision and training of ambulance services during the First World War.

Details

Category:
Anaesthesiology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A56873
Materials:
glass and paper
Measurements:
box: 18 mm 36 mm,
ampoule: 136 mm 23 mm, .061 kg
type:
ampoule
credit:
Cantlie, N.

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Glass ampoule of liquid chloroform

Glass ampoule of liquid chloroform

Brown glass ampoule of chloroform, made by A Vicario, Paris, France, 1854-1945

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Chloroform was used as an anaesthetic from the late 1840s until the 1950s. Liquid chloroform was dropped on to a face mask or vaporised and inhaled by the patient through a face mask. The chloroform was prepared by a Parisian pharmacist, A Vicario. Once the potentially toxic nature of this anaesthetic had become apparent, it was used far more cautiously.

The vial was owned by Sir James Cantlie (1851-1926), a surgeon and medical administrator whose prestigious career included a leading role in setting up the London School of Tropical Medicine and the provision and training of ambulance services during the First World War.

Materials:
ampoule, glass , ampoule, paper, label and box, paper
Object Number:
A56873/1
type:
ampoule
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Box for glass ampoule of liquid chloroform

Box for glass ampoule of liquid chloroform

Cardboard box for glass ampoule of chloroform, made by A Vicario, Paris, France, 1854-1945

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Chloroform was used as an anaesthetic from the late 1840s until the 1950s. Liquid chloroform was dropped on to a face mask or vaporised and inhaled by the patient through a face mask. The chloroform was prepared by a Parisian pharmacist, A Vicario. Once the potentially toxic nature of this anaesthetic had become apparent, it was used far more cautiously.

The vial was owned by Sir James Cantlie (1851-1926), a surgeon and medical administrator whose prestigious career included a leading role in setting up the London School of Tropical Medicine and the provision and training of ambulance services during the First World War.

Materials:
incomplete and paper
Object Number:
A56873/2
type:
ampoule
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum