Chloroform Bottle, 1940s

Used by Mrs Mclean who was a District Nurse in Shotts. Chloroform was first used for pain relief in the 1840s. It is still used today as an inexpensive anesthetic in some developing countries.

Museum reference:
1989-417
Associated with:
1945 - 1960 · McLean, A, Mrs, District Nurse · Shotts


Dimensions:
depth: 280mm
diameter: 100mm
Materials:
Glass
Inscriptions:
POISON

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