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Whooping Cough Inhaler

2024.02.0003B

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification Whooping Cough Inhaler   (2024.02.0003B)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Science & Technology T&E
    2. :
  2. Medical & Psychological T&E
    3. :
  3. Medical Instruments
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date Early 20th Century
Culture N/A

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Diameter) 7.4 cm
Dimension 2 (Height) 1.5 cm
Dimension 3 (Diameter) 2.5 cm
Weight 12 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Glass, Metal
Manufacturing Processes N/A

Research Remarks

Description Under Review
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

21 U.S.C. I - FEDERAL FOOD AND DRUGS ACT OF 1906, § 1-26. https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCODE-2015-title21/USCODE-2015-title21-chap1-subchapI/summary.
“A Theory of Germs.” National Research Council (US) Committee to Update Science, Medicine, and Animals, 2004.
Cecil Munsey. “Vapo-Cresolene,” July 2010. https://sha.org/bottle/pdffiles/MunseyVapo-cresolene.pdf.
Maura Singleton. “Flashback Friday- Vapo-Cresolene: A Cautionary Tale.” UVS School of Nursing (blog), July 26, 2019. https://nursing.virginia.edu/news/flashback-cresolene/.
Melissa L. Coleman, M.D. and Jane S. Moon, M.D. “Vape-Cresolene: A Dangerous Beauty Redeemed.” Anesthesiology Reflections From the Wood Library-Museum 135, no. 540 (September 2021). https://pubs.asahq.org/anesthesiology/article/135/3/540/116613/Vapo-Cresolene-A-Dangerous-Beauty-Redeemed.
National Museum of American History. “Suppressing Whooping Cough.” n.d. https://americanhistory.si.edu/es/collections/object-groups/antibody-initiative/suppressing-whooping-cough.
“Pertussis,” n.d. https://www.museumofhealthcare.ca/explore/exhibits/vaccinations/pertussis.html#:~:text=Child%20with%20pertussis%20(whooping%20cough).&text=At%20the%20turn%20of%20the,than%2012%20months%20of%20age.
“The Pure Food and Drug Act.” Accessed July 31, 2024. https://www.visitthecapitol.gov/exhibitions/congress-and-progressive-era/pure-food-and-drug-act.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Dengate Family Collection
Reproduction N/A

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