Vaporizer

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Identifier: Country Doctor Museum

Upright artifact with glass oil lamp at base; raised glass letters: “VAPO CRESOLENE”; small, white glass chimney around wick; scrolled side post supports open, chalice-shaped metal vessel at top. Rectangular upright box opens at top; orange-yellow cardboard with black lettering; "Vapo-Cresolene" in printed near top; diagram of lamp and image of young girl sleeping with doll in bed and vaporizer on bedside table also on box; text: "Used While You Sleep”; company address given: “62 Corlandt St., New York, NY, USA"; box top missing one side.more...

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Upright artifact with glass oil lamp at base; raised glass letters: “VAPO CRESOLENE”; small, white glass chimney around wick; scrolled side post supports open, chalice-shaped metal vessel at top. Rectangular upright box opens at top; orange-yellow cardboard with black lettering; "Vapo-Cresolene" in printed near top; diagram of lamp and image of young girl sleeping with doll in bed and vaporizer on bedside table also on box; text: "Used While You Sleep”; company address given: “62 Corlandt St., New York, NY, USA"; box top missing one side.

Date
1885

Call Number
Country Doctor Museum

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