Glass ampoule of liquid chloroform

Made:
1845-1945 in Paris
maker:
A Vicario
Brown glass ampoule of chloroform. Ampoule alongside box

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Brown glass ampoule of chloroform. Ampoule alongside box
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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.

Parts

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

Materials:
incomplete and paper
Object Number:
A56873/2
type:
ampoule