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Schimmelbusch's Collapsible Mask

Description

Schimmelbusch's collapsible mask (adult size). Chrome/nickel plated.

This mask would have been used to administer anaesthesia to a patient. A gauze would be placed within the mask and held down by the grid. The gauze would then be doused in anaesthetic and inhaled by the patient.

Date

c. 1890-1940

Identifier

2007/1.10

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Materials

Metal

Schimmelbusch's Collapsible Mask

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Materials

Metal

Files

Schimmelbusch's Collapsible Mask

Collection

Citation

Schimmelbusch; Dr; Curt Theodor (1860-1895); Physician and pathologist, “Schimmelbusch's Collapsible Mask,” Heritage, accessed April 26, 2024, https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/98.