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Carbolic steam spray, Paris, France, 1872-1887
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Carbolic steam spray, Paris, France, 1872-1887
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Joseph Lister (1827-1912) invented the carbolic acid spray as he believed the most dangerous infection-causing germs were in the air. The steam spray, which did not require an assistant to operate a cumbersome pump, covered everyone and everything in the operating room or hospital ward with a vapour of carbolic acid (phenol), creating an antiseptic environment.


This spray shows modification made to Lister’s original design by one of his pupils, the French surgeon Just Marie Marcellin Lucas-Championniere (1843-1913). The bottom of the spray, which is surrounded by wire mesh housing a paraffin heater that warmed the container above, was full of water. The water vapour carried and ejected the carbolic steam from the two jets on the top and were controlled by two wooden regulators. Lucas-Championniere is best known for his work on surgery and he did much to promote the use of antisepsis in France.

maker: Collin and Company, maker: Lucas-Championniere, Just Marie Marcellin

Place made: Paris, Ville de Paris, Île-de-France, France

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Keywords: carbolic acid; carbolic spray; Antisepsis
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  • Library reference: Science Museum A659247
  • Photo number: L0058929
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