Cresolene vaporizer for sale vintage antiques for sale. Cresolene is a dark liquid with a pungent smell made from coal tar used in the 19th and early 20th century as a disinfectant1 and to treat various ailments such as colds and measles. Smallest reads cresolene kerosene vapo use and stands just 258 to top of burner. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. In general, these lamps are geometric, with globes, hourglasses, and rings being the dominant shapes. Vapo cresolene was marketed as a cureall for a large number of respiratory ailments including whooping cough, pneumonia, asthma, and diphtheria among others. The box, dense with printed information on each side, extolls the powerful germdestroying properties of this proprietary antiseptic, able to cure whooping cough, spasmodic croup, nasal catarrh, colds. History of kerosene lamp lets imagine its the end of the 19th century, its night and you have to do something outside. The vapo cresolene vaporizer was sometimes called a lamp because it is similar in appearance to a kerosene lamp, and used the same fuel to heat the liquid cresol with an open flame. An antique circa 1897 vapocresolene vaporizer with its original box. The vapocresolene vaporizer was sometimes called a lamp because it is similar in appearance to a kerosene lamp, and used the same fuel to heat the liquid cresol with an open flame.
When opened, it contained a small glass lamp, a sturdy, heavy, but gracefully molded, iron stand with an opening at the bottom to hold the lamp and an arm at the top suspending a vaporizer tray over the opening for the lamp, together with a bottle of cresolene, a spare lamp wick, and. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. An oil lamp is any vessel that holds oil and an absorbent wick and produces continuous heat or light when lit. Read piqua daily call newspaper archives, jun 1, 1971, p. The vapo cresolene box appeared large, yellow, and solid on the druggists shelf. Lamp history who invented lamp and other lighting devices. An opium lamp is an oil lamp designed specifically to facilitate the vaporization and inhalation of opium. Antique vapocresolene medical miniature oil lamp, or.
The vapocresolene box appeared large, yellow, and solid on the druggists shelf. Antique circa 1897 vapocresolene vaporizer with original box. Find great deals on ebay for vapo cresolene and vapo cresolene lamp. It was intended to be inhaled as a vapor and the black liquid was heated over a flame using a small lamp. The company claimed that inhaling the resulting fumes would cure numerous respiratory diseases, including pneumonia, whooping cough and diphtheria. Circa 1888, a vapo cresolene vaporizer, style lamp. There was also a special vapocresolene lamp used to heat the substance so that the fumes. For your consideration is a antique cresolene kerosene vaporizer lamp patented marked.
Russells book takes the form of a journey through almost one hundred years of canadian history, from the splint and the candle to the coming of electricity, focusing on the changes brought about by different lamp designs as well as those wrought by different sorts of fuel, including whale oil, dangerous burning fluid, and kerosene. I own a 6 12inch high miniature brass oil lamp with a milk glass chimney. It is marked vapocresolene with an 1899 patent date. Antique 1890s vapo cresolene vaporizer kerosene oil lamp. Parlor putter links smoking stand, golf game living. The first vapocresolene lamp came into being in 1879. Louise klehm archive vapocresolene vaporizer reference url. James h valentine was desperately trying to find something to relieve his daughters whooping cough symptoms. Dyott, inventor the roup burner mark saffords patents vapocresolene lamps jewelers lamps lamp stoves. In her book, evolution of the night lamp, ann gilbert mcdonald depicts another version of a vaporizing lamp with a twisted wire frame but does not attribute it to the vapo cresolene company. The first vapo cresolene lamp was produced in 1879. Vintage midcentury modern lamps are characterized by simple lines and a fun spaceage feel. Pictorial history of american presidents item 1184. There is an elaborately decorated gilded metal stand with a place for the glass jar and lamp at the bottom and a place at the top of the stand for a small metal tray to rest.
The small clear glass base of the lamp is also marked. In 1962, the laminated pinion gear company was started in ashland, massachusetts, by harold fairbanks, formerly with telechron clock. Antique vapocresolene medical miniature oil lamp, or kerosene lamp vaporizer. Lamp wicks and trimmers leonard henkle, inventor charles f. A box of table lamps, oil lamp shades, candelabra etc. A vapocresoline ad from redbook magazine in 1920 that claims to treat influenza along with whooping cough features a graphic of a little girl cuddled up with her doll on a pillow, asleep, while a vapocresolene lamp emits its soothing fumes above.
The exact same burner was also used on the vapocresolene medicinal lamp. The cast metal stand features embossed scroll moldings through out with metal dish to top. The history of the lava lamp at 50, the legendary relic of the college dorm room is still groovy after all these years the lava lamp was invented by edward craven walker whose other claim to fame. Doityourself slut lamps could be made by dipping a rag in fat or lard, stuffing it into a bottle mouth, and lighting it.
Vapo cresolene medical lamp for sale oil lamp antiques. Antique vaporizer for sale vintage antiques for sale. We have the best deals on cresolene vaporizer so stop by and check us out first. Oil lamp doesnt give enough light and you cant detach gas lamp from the wall without springing a major leak. The earliest lamps of the period combined the figurative aesthetics of. Among the interesting artifacts in the bjoring center for nursing historical inquiry is a quaintlooking apparatus in its original box.
Opium lamps differ from conventional lamps for lighting in that they are designed to channel an exact amount of heat upward through their funnelshaped chimneys. Antique 19c vapocresolene vaporizer oil lamp for asthma. Pharmacy in history is a quarterly journal devoted to exploring the place of pharmacy in the history of civilization. Piqua daily call newspaper archives, jun 1, 1971, p. Vintage vapo cresolene vaporizer lamp in boxoil lamp medicinal dispenser this very unusual medicinal tool was used to treat everything from colds, flu, whooping cough, and a host of other respiratory diseases. The glass body is embossed with vapo cresolene to side. Lampin corporation has a long history as part of the strong manufacturing presence in central massachusetts and the blackstone valley region, birthplace of the industrial revolution. Manhattan replacement student lamp finial item 357. Vapocresolene vaporizer and box, circa 1906 skokies. The soothing vapours soon filled the room and she found relief. Never used vapor cresolene lamp with original box, instructions and extra wicks, this is a wonderful piece.
Antique 1890 s vapo cresolene miniature oil lamp vaporizer original box w book. Find great deals on ebay for antique kerosene oil lamps. We have the best deals on antique vaporizer so stop by and check us out first. This listing is for a vintage vapocresolene vaporizer.
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The company was recognized as an innovator in the clock. Consumers were directed to use the product at night in a closed up bedroom. In her book, evolution of the night lamp, ann gilbert mcdonald depicts another version of a vaporizing lamp with a twisted wire frame but does not attribute it to the vapocresolene company. Antique vaporizing lamp from the collection of dave langerman. Cresolene is a dark liquid with a pungent smell made from coal tar used in the 19th and early 20th century as a disinfectant and to treat various ailments such as colds and measles. This vaporizer is an ornate designed cast metal with a small milk glass chimney used for heating up the vapors in the tin cup on top. Other items include a small lincoln book end and a pen or quill tray with ink well holder, 612 wide. Killer advertisinghow canadians were sold the 19181919. It stands a mere 6 14 inches high and the teeny chimney is 2 inches high with a top of only 34 inches. It is complete with all its parts in a box with directions for use. The vaporizer includes a small glass jar attached to a screwon oil lamp with a wick. The most basic oillamp forma shallow dish filled with oil or grease and a partially submerged wick or ragwas used from biblical times to the victorian era. Vapocresolene type medicinal antique vapor lamp with sapphire blue font. The first vapo cresolene lamp came into being in 1879.
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