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Glass cylinder with paper label that reads in part “KELENE / PURE CHLORIDE OF ETHYL” and “FRIES BROS., / MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS / OF CHEMICAL PRODUCTS / NEW YORK / WATSESSING” and “DISTRIBUTED BY MERCK & CO.” Kelene, also known as ethyl chloride, could be used as a local anestheic.

Alexander Fries & Brothers was a New York firm formed by immigrants from Bavaria that specialized in scented oils and artificial food flavorings. By 1893 the firm was trading as Fries Bros.

Ref: Ad for Fries Bros. Kelene in Denver Medical Times 26 (June 1907): 28.

Location: Currently not on view

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Credit Line: Gift of University of Pennsylvania School of Dentistry

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MG.M-09249Catalog Number: M-09249Accession Number: 218383

Object Name: Ethyl Chlorideanesthesiaethyl chloridepharmaceuticalOther Terms: Ethyl Chloride; Pharmaceuticals; Drugs

Measurements: overall as stored: 1 1/2 in x 2 in x 7 in; 3.81 cm x 5.08 cm x 17.78 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-618e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_731162

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