Face mask for Clover's 'Portable Regulating Ether Inhaler',

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Face mask for Clover's 'Portable Regulating Ether Inhaler',. Science Museum, London. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The face mask is from Clover’s ‘Portable Regulating Ether Inhaler’, which was invented in 1877 by Joseph Thomas Clover (1825-82). The dose of anaesthetic could be controlled using the valves below the face mask. Clover’s portable inhaler was popular and remained in use until the Second World War. maker: Mayer and Meltzer Place made: London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

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