Gold graduation ring with octagonal face depicting a simplified Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing insignia including a centered red cross painted in enamel (a); rectagonal cardboard box with padded velvet interior with a slit for the ring to be inserted (b); lid for box has decorative vin…
Gold graduation ring with octagonal face depicting a simplified Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing insignia including a centered red cross painted in enamel (a); rectagonal cardboard box with padded velvet interior with a slit for the ring to be inserted (b); lid for box has decorative vine pattern around top edges (c).
Number Of Parts
3
Part Names
a - ring - Size: Length 2.0 cm x Width 1.8 cm x Depth 1.0 cm
b - box - Size: Length 4.0 cm x Width 4.4 cm x Depth 1.8 cm
c - lid - Size: Length 4.0 cm x Width 4.4 cm x Depth 1.8 cm
Provenance
Owned by Claire Ellen Penman Bennett, donated by her daughter Marilyn E. Bennett.
Dates
1925
circa 1925
Date Remarks
Marked on object.
Material
metal: yellow
enamel: red
paper: white
fabric: purple
ink: yellow
Inscriptions
Moulded onto face of ring: "K // G // H // 25"; engraved inside ring: "C. E. P. // S. Bs.".
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C5-2
Condition Remarks
Ring shows minor tarnishing and wear along edges; box lid has separated corners and bottom box is misshapen on one side.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
JPG
Reference Comments
CD #5
Research Facts
Claire Ellen Penman Bennett graduated from the Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing in 1925. upon her graduation from the Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing;
Printed on frontipiece: "AEQUANIMITAS // With other Addresses to Medical students, Nurses, and Prac - // titioners of Medicine // By // Sir WILLIAM OSLER Bt., M.D., F.R.S. // THIRD EDITION // PHILADELPHIA // P. BLAKISTON'S SON & CO., INC. // 1932"; inside cover on sticker: "Presented to // J. A. Corson, M.D. // with the compliments of // Charles E. Frost & Co. // MONTREAL // 1941 GRADUATION"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-3
Length
21.1 cm
Width
14.7 cm
Depth
4.2 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Binding like new, paper yellowed but still supple
Copy Type
original
Research Facts
Pharmeceutical companies presented gifts to graduating medical students to remind them to order from their business.
Sir William Osler, 1st Baronet, FRS FRCP (July 12, 1849 – December 29, 1919) was a Canadian physician and one of the four founding professors of Johns Hopkins Hospital. Osler created the first residency program for specialty training of physicians, and he was the first to bring medical students out of the lecture hall for bedside clinical training. He has frequently been described as the "Father of Modern Medicine" and one of the "greatest diagnosticians ever to wield a stethoscope". Osler was a person of many interests, who in addition to being a physician, was a bibliophile, historian, author, and renowned practical joker.
Book was published shortly prior to his death; he was age 70.
From the 'Preface to the Eighth edition: In the twenty years that have passed since the publication of the first edition, triennial revisions have appeared regularly, with one exception – to secure protection against an edition pirated in Great Britain, a fifth edition had to be issued not long after the fourth. Comparing the first edition with the present, very little remains of the original work. The essential groundwork has been, as far as possible, my personal experience in hospital and private practice, correlated with the general experience of the profession, as expressed in its literature. To try to keep the book up to date has been a pleasure and an ambition. Adequately to express my appreciation of the generous support accorded by my colleagues is impossible.
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…
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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…
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.