About This Item
Title
Ormsby's ether inhaler, 1892
Subject
Anesthesia
History, 19th Century
Anesthesiology/instrumentation
Description
Illustration depicting the use of Dr. Ormsby's ether inhaler used for administering ether as a general anesthesia taken from Guide to the administration of anæsthetics by Henry Davis.
Title supplied by cataloger
Creator
Davis, Henry
Source
Publisher
Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Date
1892
Contributor
London : H.K. Lewis
Relation
Language
eng
Type
StillImage
Text
Identifier
Qpp_25a_5 (cropped)
Coverage
19th Century
Date Created
2015
Citation
Davis, Henry, “Ormsby's ether inhaler, 1892,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed November 3, 2025, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/4446.