{"product_id":"antique-c-1910-stratford-cookson-somnoform-inhaler-philadelphia-dental-anesthesia-apparatus","title":"Antique c. 1910 Stratford-Cookson Somnoform Inhaler, Philadelphia Dental Anesthesia Apparatus","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Stratford-Cookson Company Somnoform Inhaler of Philadelphia, introduced circa 1907 for administering Somnoform — a French anesthetic blend of ethyl chloride, methyl chloride and ethyl bromide formulated by Dr. George Rolland of Bordeaux in 1901 and widely adopted for brief dental anesthesia. Gauze was packed into the wire-mesh cup, a glass ampoule of anesthetic was set in the tube and broken by the sliding lever, and the patient breathed the vapor through the valve. This example retains its mesh screen and stamped maker's markings with the serial number 7529. An important and seldom-seen piece of anesthesia history, photographed from all sides.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Exquisite Dark Curio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68169733505178,"sku":"EDC-694","price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/6450\/3962\/files\/EDC-694-1.jpg?v=1794361328","url":"https:\/\/exquisitedarkcurio.com\/products\/antique-c-1910-stratford-cookson-somnoform-inhaler-philadelphia-dental-anesthesia-apparatus","provider":"Exquisite Dark Curio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}