Lot Essay
Mudge's patent pewter inhaler invented but not patented with the London patent office in 1778 by Dr John Mudge.
Details
A rare "Mudge's" patent pewter inhaler, the pint tankard with worn tuch marks, cover, funnel (lacking tube and mouth piece), early 19th Century - 5½in.high
Literature
Cf. E.Bennion Antique Medical Instruments, p.257