Antique Nickel-Plated Ether Anesthesia Inhaler Apparatus with Masks, Circa 1900s-1920s

Nickel-plated metal anesthesia inhaler with a spherical reservoir, valve fittings and tubing connectors, shown with its fabric face masks. Apparatus like this delivered ether or chloroform vapor to the patient in early 20th-century surgery. Shows age and wear.