Name/Title
Dr. Schroeder's Somnoforme Anesthesia mask for dental extractions, 1910Entry/Object ID
1981.221.1Description
Acc. No. 81.221.1
Subject Category: Medical (Dentist)
Date or period: Circa 1910
Object: Anesthesia mask
Description: Attachment of the mask is nickel plated and is engraved with the words "somnoforme, Pat. Appl'd for". It has a celluloid nose and mouth mask, Interior has fine wire mesh.
Size: The stem measures six inches. The support and mask is seven inches in length. Diameter of the celluloid mask is three inches across.
History of Object: old mask for giving somnoform anesthesia for dental extractions. It was used by Dr. Ernest Schroeder in 1910.
Acquired from: Mrs. Dorothy Scholte
Date: November, 1954Interpretative Labels
Label
3/17/2020 MvL: current label:
DENTAL EQUIPMENT
An assortment of dental
tools that were used by
early Alameda dentists.