Digital photograph of three ether inhalers, from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Two metal and one glass inhaler have been placed on a gray counter, and a ruler has been included for size comparison.
A collection of three ether inhalers, donated by John C. Brougher, M.D., in February 1976. All are in good condition. The set includes: 1) chromed metal inhaler with a nozzle-shaped mask and clamps for a cotton filter, engraved "Lees patent, Feb. 14, 1895," 2) 1920's-era chromed aluminum inhaler with a nozzle-shaped mask and wire mesh screen, and 3) a circa 1930's-1940's glass inhaler with aluminum screen.
Medical Museum Collection, Box 49
1895-1940