From the January/February 2016 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine
Each month, we visit Dr. Blaufox’s Museum of Historical Medical Artifacts to take a look back at the medical equipment that cleared the way for what patients encounter in doctors’ offices and operating rooms of today. Some equipment may be recognizable, while other featured inventions have since become obsolete or have had their usefulness discredited.
The picture and description appear courtesy of Dr. M. Donald Blaufox, M.D., Ph.D., from his Web site: www.mohma.org.
Category: Pharmacy
Estimated Date: 1880
Name: Steam Atomizer, Acme
Manufacturer: Whitehall Tatum
Description: 8” x 6.5” x 4.5” cardboard box with directions in the lid. Contains metal boiler, alcohol lamp, tube to emit steam, two cells to contain medication and dripping, and a face shield to direct the steam.
