"Ideal device" for misting medicinal oils and liquids, used in the treatment of respiratory ailments, head colds, nose, throat, and larynx. Three-part object: a rubber bulb topped with a crystal bulb with a cork stopper. Inside is an angled crystal tube. A small glass funnel for filling completes the design. This device, marketed by Armand Vaast, established on Rue de l'Odéon in Paris, was a huge success with the medical profession. His successor, Charles Vaast, founded the French Society of Surgery, which published a catalog of medical instruments. Late 19th-century object. Packaging hei ... Read more