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Ref NoOBJ/OBJ/8/32/61
Acc No2026/9
TitleDudley Buxton’s modification of Junker’s inhaler for chloroform
Date1909
Description Of ItemPlain glass jar graduated to 16 fluid drachms with metal screw top (inscribed ‘British made’) housing the filler, inlet and outlet tubes. The inlet tube is inscribed ‘B’ for bellows. A hook is provided on the screw top to hang the bottle vertically from the lapel. The danger of inhaling liquid chloroform is reduced by the longer afferent tube being enclosed within a shorter efferent tube, together with an anti-splash device – a small gap between the two acting as the efferent port. Reference: Cover Note. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 1991; 19: 1.

Changes since discontinuation of active use: A 5 cm white plastic tube has been screwed on to the lower end of the afferent tube. Filler cork missing.
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