{"product_id":"nicolon-silver-pocket-inhaler-swiss-patent-c-1920","title":"Nicolon Silver Pocket Inhaler, Swiss Patent, c.1920","description":"\u003cp\u003eSomewhere around 1920, a Swiss engineer looked at the common cold and said: \u003cem\u003enot today\u003c\/em\u003e. The result was the Nicolon pocket inhaler — a precision-machined silver tube that slips into your breast pocket and makes you look considerably more interesting than anyone else at the pharmacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe body is a beautifully proportioned cylinder with a waist — slightly concave in the middle, which is either ergonomic genius or just very good-looking, probably both. Both ends unscrew via knurled collars (satisfying to operate, we won't lie), and the cap is stamped on top with \u003cem\u003e+ Patent Swiss made\u003c\/em\u003e, because the Swiss were not shy about letting you know. The name \u003cem\u003eNicolon\u003c\/em\u003e is engraved in flowing script along the body. Someone clearly cared.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally designed to hold a cotton wick soaked in menthol-eucalyptus essence — one short draw and your airways opened like a window in spring. The essence is long gone, but the object remains: a small, elegant piece of early 20th-century wellness culture, when medicine came in silver tubes and smelled of eucalyptus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSwiss-made pocket inhaler, brand: Nicolon, c.1920\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSilver-toned metal, knurled collars, double-ended screw cap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e+ Patent Swiss made\u003c\/em\u003e stamped on cap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eNicolon\u003c\/em\u003e engraved in script on body\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGood condition — age-appropriate patina and minor surface marks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 × 1.3 cm, 23 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSwitzerland, c.1920\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWARNING: Does not come with menthol essence. Does come with 100 years of Swiss engineering credibility.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maison de L'oro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53268084752727,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/4388\/5911\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_fe80d947-8656-465c-bc0a-7f4a5c248240.jpg?v=1774973989","url":"https:\/\/maisondeloro.com\/products\/nicolon-silver-pocket-inhaler-swiss-patent-c-1920","provider":"Maison de L'oro ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}