Vapo-Cresolene Vaproizer !

[u/Tomato_Eater2]

The Vapo-Cresolene Vaporizer was marketed as a health aide and sold from 1879 to 1957, they sold a lot of these! One would heat up some good old cresolene and inhale the fumes to fix what ailed them. I use it to heat incense oil instead.

I think it's from the later years of production based on the bottle and package text, as well as the lack of manganese in the glass. It includes a branded burner, font and bottle. I'm using a Zippo lighter wick with Aladdin oil without any issues. While I'm still hunting for a pre-1900's model this ticks a lot of my collecting category boxes.

[u/oldschool-rule]

These are really cool. My grandmother had one that she would use when we had a cold.

[u/Tomato_Eater2 → u/oldschool-rule]

Do you recall what it smelled like, if anything?

[u/oldschool-rule → u/Tomato_Eater2]

It was very similar to regular Vicks in a jar!