- Dates
- 1930
- 1935
- 1930-1935
- Collection
- Barber / Brunke Family Collection
- Category
- Patient Care Artifacts
- Classification
- Patient Care
- Accession Number
- 015020001
- Description
- White painted openwork style wicker infants bassinette with wood slat board base with hand written names of all the x31 babies that used this bassinette for several generations of the Barber and Brunke family including other families for their newborns; manufacturer's stamp embossed on bottom board…
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- Accession Number
- 015020001
- Collection
- Barber / Brunke Family Collection
- Category
- Patient Care Artifacts
- Classification
- Patient Care
- MeSH Heading
- Pediatrics
- Household Articles
- Description
- White painted openwork style wicker infants bassinette with wood slat board base with hand written names of all the x31 babies that used this bassinette for several generations of the Barber and Brunke family including other families for their newborns; manufacturer's stamp embossed on bottom board; designed with openwork curved hood; marks for original leg support shown on base; thirty-one names on the base dating from 1931 until 2012.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Belonged to donor's family (Barber & Brunke) and her parents used it for her and her brother in the 1930s. Her father constructed the rolling base to allow her mother to move it easily around the house. The Barbers and the Brunkes’ have lived in Kingston for a few generations.
- Maker
- Gendron Company
- Site Made (City)
- Toronto
- Site Made (State)
- Ontario
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1930
- 1935
- 1930-1935
- Date Remarks
- Donor remarks and dates on base
- Material
- wood: white
- Inscriptions
- "TORONTO // Gendron"
- Permanent Location
- W1 - Floor
- Length
- 67.0 cm
- Width
- 51.0 cm
- Height
- 59.0 cm
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Condition Remarks
- Heavily painted with layers showing on base; minor break in wicker
- Copy Type
- original
- Reference Types
- internet
- Reference Comments
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassinet
- Research Facts
- A bassinet, bassinette, or cradle is a bed specifically for babies from birth to about four months.
Images
mobile support stand
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- Dates
- 1935
- 1945
- 1935-1945
- Collection
- Barber / Brunke Family Collection
- Category
- Patient Care Artifacts
- Classification
- Patient Care
- Accession Number
- 015020002
- Description
- Home made white painted wood open style mobile support stand for white painted openwork style wicker bassinette 015.020.001 with four legs joined with shelf and four black rubber swivel casters; four metal 'L' style brackets used to keep legs attached and squared to shelf.
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- Accession Number
- 015020002
- Collection
- Barber / Brunke Family Collection
- Category
- Patient Care Artifacts
- Classification
- Patient Care
- MeSH Heading
- Equipment and Supplies
- Household Articles
- Description
- Home made white painted wood open style mobile support stand for white painted openwork style wicker bassinette 015.020.001 with four legs joined with shelf and four black rubber swivel casters; four metal 'L' style brackets used to keep legs attached and squared to shelf.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Belonged to donor's family (Barber & Brunke) and her parents used it for her and her brother in the 1930s. Her father constructed the rolling base to allow her mother to move it easily around the house. The Barbers and the Brunkes’ have lived in Kingston for a few generations.
- Dates
- 1935
- 1945
- 1935-1945
- Date Remarks
- Donor remarks and dates on base
- Material
- wood: white
- metal: silver
- rubber: black
- Permanent Location
- W1 - Floor
- Length
- 60.0 cm
- Width
- 30.0 cm
- Height
- 59.5 cm
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Condition Remarks
- Two legs are loose and repairs with additional screws broke moulding trim
- Copy Type
- artisan
Images
hardware set
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact14354
- Dates
- 1935
- 1945
- 1935-1945
- Collection
- Barber / Brunke Family Collection
- Category
- Patient Care Artifacts
- Classification
- Patient Care
- Accession Number
- 015020003 a-m
- Description
- Set of seven flathead square style screws and six white domed plastic screw covers required to attach home made white painted wood open style mobile support stand for white painted openwork style wicker bassinette 015.020.001.
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- Accession Number
- 015020003 a-m
- Collection
- Barber / Brunke Family Collection
- Category
- Patient Care Artifacts
- Classification
- Patient Care
- MeSH Heading
- Equipment and Supplies
- Household Articles
- Description
- Set of seven flathead square style screws and six white domed plastic screw covers required to attach home made white painted wood open style mobile support stand for white painted openwork style wicker bassinette 015.020.001.
- Number Of Parts
- 13
- Provenance
- Belonged to donor's family (Barber & Brunke) and her parents used it for her and her brother in the 1930s. Her father constructed the rolling base to allow her mother to move it easily around the house. The Barbers and the Brunkes’ have lived in Kingston for a few generations.
- Dates
- 1935
- 1945
- 1935-1945
- Date Remarks
- Donor remarks and dates on base
- Material
- metal: yellow, brown
- plastic: white
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0007
- 0007 Closet L
- Length
- 5.0 cm
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
Images
infant mattress
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact14355
- Dates
- 1950
- 1960
- 1950-1960
- Collection
- Barber / Brunke Family Collection
- Category
- Patient Care Artifacts
- Classification
- Patient Care
- Accession Number
- 015020004
- Description
- Decorative plastic covered infant foam rubber mattress with different designs on both sides and white plastic band around sides; one side with repeating design of white background, blue bears wearing pink jacket and pink flowers with the reverse design included white background and yellow polka dot…
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- Accession Number
- 015020004
- Collection
- Barber / Brunke Family Collection
- Category
- Patient Care Artifacts
- Classification
- Patient Care
- MeSH Heading
- Pediatrics
- Household Articles
- Description
- Decorative plastic covered infant foam rubber mattress with different designs on both sides and white plastic band around sides; one side with repeating design of white background, blue bears wearing pink jacket and pink flowers with the reverse design included white background and yellow polka dots, random squares of yellow gingham edged in orange rick rack design and cartoon animals.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Belonged to donor's family (Barber & Brunke) and her parents used it for her and her brother in the 1930s. Her father constructed the rolling base to allow her mother to move it easily around the house. The Barbers and the Brunkes’ have lived in Kingston for a few generations.
- Dates
- 1950
- 1960
- 1950-1960
- Date Remarks
- Donor remarks and dates on base
- Material
- plastic: white, blue, pink, yellow, orange
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0007 0007 Closet L
- Length
- 67.0 cm
- Width
- 29.5 cm
- Depth
- 3.0 cm
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Condition Remarks
- Quilted design showing minor cracks and loose at one end
Images
infant mattress
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- Dates
- 1980
- 1990
- 1980-1990
- Collection
- Barber / Brunke Family Collection
- Category
- Patient Care Artifacts
- Classification
- Patient Care
- Accession Number
- 015020005
- Description
- Cream plastic covered infant foam rubber mattress with glued seams.
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- Accession Number
- 015020005
- Collection
- Barber / Brunke Family Collection
- Category
- Patient Care Artifacts
- Classification
- Patient Care
- MeSH Heading
- Pediatrics
- Household Articles
- Description
- Cream plastic covered infant foam rubber mattress with glued seams.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Belonged to donor's family (Barber & Brunke) and her parents used it for her and her brother in the 1930s. Her father constructed the rolling base to allow her mother to move it easily around the house. The Barbers and the Brunkes’ have lived in Kingston for a few generations.
- Dates
- 1980
- 1990
- 1980-1990
- Date Remarks
- Donor remarks and dates on base
- Material
- plastic: cream
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0007
- 0007 Closet L
- Length
- 77.0 cm
- Width
- 31.3 cm
- Depth
- 5.0 cm
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Condition Remarks
- showing minor cracks at one end, exposed rubber at one end and at the other is a puncture through plastic and rubber with plastic peeled back
Images
- Dates
- 1950
- 1960
- 1950-1960
- Collection
- Barber / Brunke Family Collection
- Category
- Patient Care Artifacts
- Classification
- Patient Care
- Accession Number
- 015020006
- Description
- Pale blue cotton rectangular pillow case hand made for infant foam rubber mattresses.
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- Accession Number
- 015020006
- Collection
- Barber / Brunke Family Collection
- Category
- Patient Care Artifacts
- Classification
- Patient Care
- MeSH Heading
- Textiles
- Household Articles
- Description
- Pale blue cotton rectangular pillow case hand made for infant foam rubber mattresses.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Belonged to donor's family (Barber & Brunke) and her parents used it for her and her brother in the 1930s. Her father constructed the rolling base to allow her mother to move it easily around the house. The Barbers and the Brunkes’ have lived in Kingston for a few generations.
- Dates
- 1950
- 1960
- 1950-1960
- Date Remarks
- Donor remarks and dates on base
- Material
- fabric: blue
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0007
- 0007 Closet L
- Length
- 75.5 cm
- Width
- 38.0 cm
- Depth
- 0.2 cm
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Condition Remarks
- minor stains on one side; washed lightly
- Copy Type
- original
Images
fabric ruffle
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact14358
- Dates
- 1980
- 1990
- 1980-1990
- Collection
- Barber / Brunke Family Collection
- Category
- Patient Care Artifacts
- Classification
- Patient Care
- Accession Number
- 015020007
- Description
- Hand made pale blue cotton fabric ruffle edged with 4.5 cm gathered white cotton eyelet in two sections; flat elastic used to gather fabric; used to cover bassinette base 015.020.001.
- Accession Number
- 015020007
- Collection
- Barber / Brunke Family Collection
- Category
- Patient Care Artifacts
- Classification
- Patient Care
- MeSH Heading
- Textiles
- Household Articles
- Description
- Hand made pale blue cotton fabric ruffle edged with 4.5 cm gathered white cotton eyelet in two sections; flat elastic used to gather fabric; used to cover bassinette base 015.020.001.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Belonged to donor's family (Barber & Brunke) and her parents used it for her and her brother in the 1930s. Her father constructed the rolling base to allow her mother to move it easily around the house. The Barbers and the Brunkes’ have lived in Kingston for a few generations.
- Dates
- 1980
- 1990
- 1980-1990
- Date Remarks
- Donor remarks and dates on base
- Material
- fabric: blue, white
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0007
- 0007 Closet L
- Length
- 160.5 cm
- Width
- 26.5 cm
- Depth
- 0.5 cm
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Copy Type
- original
- Research Facts
- Part of 015.020 collection
fabric ruffle
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- Dates
- 1980
- 1990
- 1980-1990
- Collection
- Barber / Brunke Family Collection
- Category
- Patient Care Artifacts
- Classification
- Patient Care
- Accession Number
- 015020008
- Description
- Hand made white cotton polyester blend fabric ruffle edged with gathered white cotton eyelet; 34.0 cm gathered eyelet with decorative edge attached to 25.0 plain fabric; pocket sewn to gather fabric; used to cover bassinette base 015.020.001.
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- Accession Number
- 015020008
- Collection
- Barber / Brunke Family Collection
- Category
- Patient Care Artifacts
- Classification
- Patient Care
- MeSH Heading
- Textiles
- Household Articles
- Description
- Hand made white cotton polyester blend fabric ruffle edged with gathered white cotton eyelet; 34.0 cm gathered eyelet with decorative edge attached to 25.0 plain fabric; pocket sewn to gather fabric; used to cover bassinette base 015.020.001.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Belonged to donor's family (Barber & Brunke) and her parents used it for her and her brother in the 1930s. Her father constructed the rolling base to allow her mother to move it easily around the house. The Barbers and the Brunkes’ have lived in Kingston for a few generations.
- Dates
- 1980
- 1990
- 1980-1990
- Date Remarks
- Donor remarks and dates on base
- Material
- fabric: white
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0007
- 0007 Closet L
- Length
- 107.5 cm
- Width
- 58.5 cm
- Depth
- 0.3 cm
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Copy Type
- original
Images
fabric ruffle
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact14359
- Dates
- 1990
- 2000
- 1990-2000
- Collection
- Barber / Brunke Family Collection
- Category
- Patient Care Artifacts
- Classification
- Patient Care
- Accession Number
- 015020009
- Description
- Hand made white cotton polyester blend eyelet style fabric ruffle with gathered white cotton polyester blend fabric on bottom with narrow white satin ribbon ties across top; 46.0 cm flat eyelet fabric attached to 22.5 cm plain white cotton polyester blend fabric; 1.5 cm ribbon sewn on both sides of…
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- Accession Number
- 015020009
- Collection
- Barber / Brunke Family Collection
- Category
- Patient Care Artifacts
- Classification
- Patient Care
- MeSH Heading
- Textiles
- Household Articles
- Description
- Hand made white cotton polyester blend eyelet style fabric ruffle with gathered white cotton polyester blend fabric on bottom with narrow white satin ribbon ties across top; 46.0 cm flat eyelet fabric attached to 22.5 cm plain white cotton polyester blend fabric; 1.5 cm ribbon sewn on both sides of top edge to gather fabric with 0.6 cm ribbon ties; used to cover bassinette base 015.020.001.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Belonged to donor's family (Barber & Brunke) and her parents used it for her and her brother in the 1930s. Her father constructed the rolling base to allow her mother to move it easily around the house. The Barbers and the Brunkes’ have lived in Kingston for a few generations.
- Dates
- 1990
- 2000
- 1990-2000
- Date Remarks
- Donor remarks and dates on base
- Material
- fabric: white
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0007
- 0007 Closet L
- Length
- 232.0 cm
- Width
- 68.5 cm
- Depth
- 0.2 cm
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Copy Type
- original
Images
diaper safety pin
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- Dates
- 1990
- 2000
- 1990-2000
- Collection
- Barber / Brunke Family Collection
- Category
- Patient Care Artifacts
- Classification
- Patient Care
- Accession Number
- 015020010
- Description
- Metal safety pin with white plastic cover has hidden guide for sharp pin tip; used on fabric ruffle 015.020.009 to close fabric and cover bassinette base 015.020.001.
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- Accession Number
- 015020010
- Collection
- Barber / Brunke Family Collection
- Category
- Patient Care Artifacts
- Classification
- Patient Care
- MeSH Heading
- Household Articles
- Description
- Metal safety pin with white plastic cover has hidden guide for sharp pin tip; used on fabric ruffle 015.020.009 to close fabric and cover bassinette base 015.020.001.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Belonged to donor's family (Barber & Brunke) and her parents used it for her and her brother in the 1930s. Her father constructed the rolling base to allow her mother to move it easily around the house. The Barbers and the Brunkes’ have lived in Kingston for a few generations.
- Site Made (Country)
- China
- Dates
- 1990
- 2000
- 1990-2000
- Date Remarks
- Donor remarks and dates on base
- Material
- metal: silver
- plastic: white
- Inscriptions
- "CHINA"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-D1-3
- Length
- 5.5 cm
- Width
- 1.5 cm
- Depth
- 0.6 cm
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Copy Type
- original
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