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Chloroform - POISON - Antique pharmacy large bottle - Apothecary

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Commercially rectified Chloroform - POISON 

Antique pharmacy bottle 

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Commercially rectified Chloroform - POISON 

From Etablissements DARASSE Frères on rue Pavée in Paris, a chemical plant in the heart of the Marais at the time, in the courtyard of a former 18th-century town house. The Darrasse brothers occupied the premises between 1891 and 1962.

Chloroform was used from the end of the 19th century to replace ether, which had many drawbacks, as an anaesthetic in operating theatres. It was also used as a meat preservative.

Its storage posed a problem, however, because when exposed to air and light, chloroform decomposed into a toxic gas that led to coma and fatal respiratory problems. What's more, the anesthetists who used it had to regularly renew the dose to keep their patients unconscious.

Its storage problems combined with its excessive volatility condemned its use in anesthesia.

Antique pharmacy bottle 

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Height with stopper: 23cm Diameter: 8.5cm

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