Schimmelbusch mask used by Dr Lorna Lloyd-Green

Historical information

An oval gauze pad which could be washed and reused could be used to give a flat surface, enabling the ether anaesthetic to be absorbed as the patient inhaled. This mask was manufactured in three sizes.

Physical description

Mask, Schimmelbusch, for the administering of anaesthesia, chrome plated metal.

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