Vaporizer
Boots
Category
Childcare objects
Date
circa 1950 - circa 1959
Materials
Metal, glass and cardboard
Measurements
Each piece (min) - 54 mm (length); 40 mm (width); 25 mm (height); 44 mm (diameter), Each piece (max) - 140 mm (length); 115 mm (width); 140 mm (height); 126 mm (diameter)
Place of origin
Nottingham
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 667988
Summary
A Boots child's vaporizer consisting of a nightlight (empty), a small metal pan, a larger black enamelled fan, a black enamelled chimney, a small white cardboard box with a separate lid for the nightlights (1950s). There is a blue glass bottle with a broken cork for the inhalant liquid, a cardboard box for the bottle, an instruction leaflet and a larger cardboard box with a hinged lid to contain the whole apparatus. Total number of items is 10.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs Susan Huskins in 1986.
Makers and roles
Boots , maker