Vapo-Cresolene Vaporizer, Antique with box

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Vapo-Cresolene Vaporizer. Complete with box, instructions, funnel, empty fluid bottle. Lamp shade solid, complete unit is great condition. My wife uses one as a defuser for essential oils. Very unique piece of early "medical" equipment.
The first Vapo-Cresolene lamp came into being in 1879. James H Valentine was desperately trying to find something to relieve his daughters whooping cough symptoms. He put a coal tar acid called Cresolene in a tin cup and suspended it over a  small kerosene lamp. The soothing vapours soon filled the room and she found relief.
Valentine was granted a patent for his lamp on August 4 1885. He began production of his medical lamps but lacked the capital to expand the market beyond the village limits. He received financial assistance from George Shepard Page and eventually sold out to Pages’ children.
This lamp bears patent dates of August 4 1885 and August 8 1888
My wife and I have been living history interpreters portraying Norwegian immigrants circa 1872, at a local living history village for 25 years, That venue has been shut down, we are now in the process of liquidating a 30 year collection of primitives and antiques. Keep watching my items as we slowly go through our items and list them for sale.
Please ask questions prior to auction end. Added handling cost is actually to cover the cost of the additional insurance on the item.