SCHIMMELBUSCH TYPE ANESTHESIA MASK from INFAMOUS Damish Insane Asylum, Oregon

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We are selling a collection of surgical tools that were purchased as a lot before the infamous and supposedly haunted Damish insane asylum in Wilsonville, OR was razed to the ground.Its no longer there but to those that know, its a place best spoken of in whispers.From a time when the care and treatment of the mentally ill didn't receive the oversight and funding it does now, we bring you artifacts of the surgery rooms. We are disposing of this part of our Prop-House inventory because frankly, keeping it around makes us uncomfortable.For serious collectors....This is a PRIVATE LISTING. Your user ID will NOT be seen by other bidders or in searches, and Feedback will simply show "Private Listing". This piece is a SCHIMMELBUSCH TYPE ANESTHESIA MASK. These were used with Ether (Diethyl ether/Ethyl Ether) to sedate a patient before surgery.Imagining the fear that would have overcome the mentally ill as they were about to be rendered unconscious in an operating room inside an insane asylum.... This piece is well used, tarnished and yet still seductively elegant in its shape, form and finish. You may find similar pieces out there, but NONE with the dark provenance of these. These were used to perform surgery on the mentally ill, the insane, the forgotten and abandoned. They carry with them the legacy and history of the forsaken institution read more

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