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I remember as a kid back in the 1970's, my country Grandmother (she was born in 1911) putting a “whistling” tea kettle on the stove and when it started to “whistle” she would set in front of it (about a foot 12”) and inhale the steam. I also remember her putting a spoonful of Vick's Vapor-Rub into the water. As the kettle got hot, the salve would melt and release the medical oils into the steam. I don't remember her ever use the kettle to make tea in so I'm sure it was for steaming only.
Putting Vick's Salve into a pot of hot water and steaming it for inhalation was popular in the early 1900's and still practiced today.
I have not seen anyone mention this use of a tea kettle on the internet. It's always some company's selling some fancy electric device or something like that.
DIY Old School Steam Inhaler Nebulizer
https://www.instructables.com/DIY-Old-School-Steam-Inhaler-Nebulizer/
