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Yankauer anesthesia mask, ca. 1904

Ether was one of the most commonly used anesthetics for patients during operations or procedures from the mid-1800s to early 1900s.

One of the most convenient and simplest ways to administer ether was by using a mask. This particular mask is a “Yankauer mask,” a wire-mesh mask introduced by Dr. Yankauer of New York in 1904. 

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