title: Morton's design of the early ether vaporisers.
abstract: The exact design of the ether vaporiser used by William Morton on 16 October 1846 has remained uncertain with many contradictory reports. This article explores the known facts and speculates on the design used on that and subsequent occasions.
authors.affiliation: Museum of Anaesthesia Verantare, Alfred Coolsstraat 13, 2020 Antwerpen, Belgium.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Desbarax
mesh_terms: D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation; D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation / Q000266:history; D015709:Correspondence as Topic / Q000266:history; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000266:history; D004986:Ether / Q000266:history; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D009330:Nebulizers and Vaporizers / Q000266:history; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation; D004986:Ether