Junker Type Chloroform Anaesthetic Inhaler

Junker Type Chloroform Anaesthetic Inhaler

Stock Number: 340218 Z

€ 325,-

Circa

1930

Description

A Junker Type Chloroform Anaesthetic Inhaler, C 1930.

Dr. Ferdinand E. Junker (1828-1901) was born and educated in Vienna, Austria. His career took him to England, Germany, and Japan. In 1867, he introduced his inhaler for bichloride of methylene, which is a mixture of chloroform and methyl alcohol. It was the first inhaler to use the “blow-over” principle, pushing air over the liquid anesthetic by means of a hand-pumped rubber bellows. Over the next sixty years more than a dozen modifications of the Junker Inhaler were introduced.

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Van Leest Antiques

Van Leest Antiques, based in Utrecht in the Netherlands, specialises in antique scientific and medical instruments. Their collection covers mainly scientific and medical antique instruments: barometers, globes and planataria, nautical instruments, anatomical models, and pharmacy items. Toon Van Leest travels regularly in Europe and visits trade fairs, auctions, and antique dealers to collect stock and to find pieces to fulfil his clients' unusual requests.

As well as being an avid antique collector and dealer, Toon Van Leest is also a dentist. He believes that antiques are a stable investment, not reliant on trends or fashion, and have truly lasting value. Above all, he says, antiques are timeless and never lose their beauty.