Object Details
- Vapo-Cresolene Company
- Description
- Vaporizer made by the Vapo-Cresolene Co., in New York City. Advertisements claimed that this device cured whooping cough, croup, catarrh, colds, and other such diseases.
- Ref: James H. Valentine, “Vaporizer,” U.S. Patent 651,150 (June 5, 1900), assigned to the Vapo Cresolene Company.
- James H. Valentine, “Vaporizer,” U.S. Patent 729,019 (May 26, 1903), assigned to Varoma Medical Company of New Jersey.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of William H. Helfand
- ca 1910 - 1930s
- ID Number
- 1980.0428.05
- accession number
- 1980.0428
- catalog number
- 1980.0428.05
- Object Name
- Vaporizer
- otc preparation
- Physical Description
- glass, ?, opaque (overall material)
- glass, ?, transparent (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- steel; brass; paper; cork (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 17 cm x 9.5 cm x 8 cm; 6 11/16 in x 3 3/4 in x 3 1/8 in
- overall as stored: 6 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in x 3 1/4 in; 16.51 cm x 8.89 cm x 8.255 cm
- overall bottle: 4 1/2 in x 1 1/4 in x 1 1/4 in; 11.43 cm x 3.175 cm x 3.175 cm
- place made
- United States: New York, New York City
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Health & Medicine
- Antibody Initiative: Whooping Cough
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Catarrh, Cough & Cold Drugs
- Record ID
- nmah_729458
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-8ab1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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