Ether Squibb
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Title
Ether Squibb
Subject
Ether, Ethyl
Anesthesia, Inhalation
Drug Packaging
Description
Edward Robinson Squibb developed a method for the distillation of ether and founded a company in 1858 to sell his eponymous product for surgical anesthesia. The drop ether method was widely used when anesthesia machines were unavailable. Ether was completely replaced by newer anesthetic gases by the 1970s.
Date
1950s, circa
Type
physical object
Provenance
Originals were borrowed from private collections.
Files
Citation
“Ether Squibb,” OnView, accessed April 27, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/26621.