Surgeons' Hall Museums - The Schimmelbusch Mask was invented by Curt Schimmelbusch in 1890 to aid the delivery of liquid anaesthetic such as chloroform. The wire frame was filled with several layers
![Fischer/Gross/Venzmer 1940, p. 287: Dropper bottle and Schimmelbusch mask | Download Scientific Diagram Fischer/Gross/Venzmer 1940, p. 287: Dropper bottle and Schimmelbusch mask | Download Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336130291/figure/fig2/AS:808561361829888@1569787459225/Fischer-Gross-Venzmer-1940-p-287-Dropper-bottle-and-Schimmelbusch-mask.png)
Fischer/Gross/Venzmer 1940, p. 287: Dropper bottle and Schimmelbusch mask | Download Scientific Diagram
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A Schimmelbusch Mask, of the type in use in British military hospitals... | Download Scientific Diagram
![Merlin Larson, MD on Twitter: "After the 1846 discovery of anesthesia, wire frames were used to prevent the ether or chloroform saturated cloths from touching the face. The Schimmelbusch mask had a Merlin Larson, MD on Twitter: "After the 1846 discovery of anesthesia, wire frames were used to prevent the ether or chloroform saturated cloths from touching the face. The Schimmelbusch mask had a](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FVxPuDyUYAADC6T.jpg)