M0006962: Clover's chloroform appartus for inhaler
- Date:
- 8 May 1940
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/59/57
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced May 2020: Joseph Clover's chloroform apparatus.
Description
Photograph of apparatus for an 1862 chloroform inhaler designed by Joseph Clover, one of the first attempts at controlling vapour strength through a bellows system, in a leather case. The inhaler was accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum on 28th April 1936 (R1954/1936) but is not held by Wellcome Collection. Related images: M0006027
Publication/Creation
8 May 1940
Physical description
1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
Related material
Wellcome Collection holds the accession registers for the item depicted in the glass plate negative:R1954/1936.
Notes
Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.
Terms of use
Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request