Vaporizer Works in Water Glass (Dec, 1938)
Filed under: Medical — @ 12:31 am
Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Dec, 1938
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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Dec, 1938
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Vaporizer Works in Water Glass
Hung from the edge of a glass partly filled with water, an electric vaporizing unit now available produces a medicated steam for inhalation by those suffering from respiratory ailments. The unit can be plugged into any alternating-current outlet.
When I was a young child (early 1950s) I suffered from infantile asthma and I had one of these in a jar next to my bed every night. It was infused with Vicks (or some other eucalyptus infused mixture) and the steam ate the finish off of all my furniture.
Comment by StanFlouride — September 7, 2008 @ 4:50 am
Huh, I wonder if you can still get those. A full-sized humidifier can be pretty unwieldy.
Comment by fluffy — September 7, 2008 @ 10:16 am
I wonder why that specific AC?
Comment by Bobby Yates — September 7, 2008 @ 2:13 pm
If you touch the water by accident it’ll shock you with 120V and 7 AMPS of AC goodness! (A lawyer’s wet dream in good ol’ 2008)
Comment by Al Bear — September 7, 2008 @ 2:17 pm
Uh, lady, don’t you think you’re holding that a bit too close to your face?
Comment by rsterling78 — September 7, 2008 @ 6:53 pm
It’s like those portable water heaters, the ones that are just a heater coil encased in aluminum with an AC plug tacked to it. Most of the really cheap ones will even have exposed contacts on top as a bonus if you wiggle the wire a bit…
A single water splash on top and you’re off to heaven.
Comment by docca — October 4, 2008 @ 11:04 am