Queen's University Archives / Kingston General Hospital Archives Collection
Category
Basic Science Artifacts
Accession Number
992002001 a-d
Description
Metal alcohol lamp to warm medicines; in excellent condition; with spoon rest & large tablespoon for medicine; variable adjustment for distance of spoon from flame; spoon pivots away from flame; chrome over brass (non-magnetic?)
Metal alcohol lamp to warm medicines; in excellent condition; with spoon rest &
large tablespoon for medicine; variable adjustment for distance of spoon from flame;
spoon pivots away from flame; chrome over brass (non-magnetic?)
Number Of Parts
4
Part Names
a - body - Size: x Depth 6.5 cm. x Diameter6.5
b - spoon w/screw - Size: Length 11.5 cm. x Width 3.8 cm. x Depth 2.7 cm.
c - spoon support - Size: Length 12.5 cm. x Width 0.3 cm. x Depth 3.7 cm.
d - cap - Size: x Depth 2.3 cm. x Diameter1.6
Dates
1890
circa 1890
Date Remarks
Travill catalogue
Material
metal: silver
Inscriptions
P.S M CO inscribed on top of cap
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D3-1
Condition Remarks
b: underneath bowl of spoon has discoloration from heat; brass showing; a: minor surface pitting; welded attachment for spoon support shows; #2: condition was largely unchanged; the alcohol lamp was dusty, especially the top surface of the spoon
Reference Types
Document
Other
JPG
Reference Comments
SKLAR catalogue, 1967, p.37; also see 992.031.001a,b; CD #5
Research Facts
Cited in the SKLAR catalogue as a Floyd hypodermic needle sterilizer;