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LicenseShop round, clear glass, for ether, English, 19th century
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Shop round, clear glass, for ether, English, 19th century
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Shop round, clear glass, for ether, English, 19th century
Made from clear glass, the label “SP: AETHER” etched into the side is abbreviated Latin for “Spirit of ether”. Ether was first used as an anaesthetic in 1842 and grew in popularity as it was a more effective anaesthetic than contemporary alternatives such as nitrous oxide. Vapours of ether were inhaled from a face mask or an ether-soaked sponge in an inhaler.
This shop round may have been owned by London-based chemists and druggists Savory and Moore (active 1794-1992).
Details
- Category:
- Medical Glass-ware
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A632448
- Materials:
- glass, clear
- Measurements:
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overall: 210 mm 87 mm, .35kg
- type:
- shop round
