Unopened metal bottle of ether in cardboard box

Made:
1891-1930 in New York state
Unopened metal bottle containing ether, by E.R Unopened metal bottle containing ether, by E.R

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Unopened metal bottle containing ether, by E.R
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Unopened metal bottle containing ether, by E.R
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Unopened metal bottle containing ether with cardboard box container, by E.R. Squibb and Sons, New York, USA, 1891-1930

The maker, E R Squibb & Sons, sold ether as an anaesthetic to be inhaled and also as a stimulant and to relieve muscle spasms. Ether in this form can be injected or taken by mouth – in tiny quantities. Decades on, the bottle still contains 100 grams of ether.

Cans of this type were also adapted by Paluel Joseph Flagg (1866-1970) of New York to be used as an emergency inhaler. Empty cans were filled with the required amount of ether and air holes were punched into the lid. A tube attached to the top could then be inserted into the patient’s mouth.

Details

Category:
Anaesthesiology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A625466
Materials:
bottle, metal and box, paper
Measurements:
overall: 86 mm 53 mm, .14 kg
box: 50 mm x 97 mm x 57 mm, .01kg
type:
bottle
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust

Parts

Unopened metal bottle of ether

Unopened metal bottle of ether

Unopened metal bottle containing ether, by E.R. Squibb and Sons, New York, USA, 1891-1930

Measurements:
overall: 86 mm 53 mm, .14 kg
Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A625466/1
type:
bottle
Cardboard box for ether

Cardboard box for ether

Cardboard box for Ether by E.R. Squibb and Sons, New York, USA, 1891-1930

Materials:
complete and paper
Object Number:
A625466/2
type:
bottle