Accession Number

998001006

Collection

Kingston General Hospital Collection

Category

Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts

Classification

Pharmacy, Pain

MeSH Heading

Administration, Cutaneous -- instrumentation

Weights and Measures

Description

Tapered clear glass dose medicine measurer with one-ounce measurements in teaspoon, tablespoon, dessert, c.c. and ounce.

Number Of Parts

1

Provenance

Used at KGH

Dates

1950

1980

1950-1980

Date Remarks

Based on suppliers' catalogues

Material

glass: transparent

Inscriptions

Embossed inside the glass : "1OZ // 3/4 // 1/2 // 1/4 ";"30 CC // 25 // 20 // 15 // 10 // 5 // TABLE // 2 // 1 // DESSERT // TEA // 8 // 6 // 4 // 2 // 1"; engraved into bottom of glass: "D".

Permanent Location

Storage Room 0010

0010-A8-5

Dimension Notes

Length 6.0 cm x Diam 4.7 cm

Condition Remarks

Like new

Copy Type

Original

Reference Types

Person

Book

Reference Comments

Beth Orr; "Surgical Instruments Operation Tables Sterilizers Hospital Equipment," Allen & Hanburys Ltd., London, p. 628 (similar to item #53766)

Research Facts

Glass measure was used for dispensing medicines and also to hold liquid cocaine, which was used to swab the inside of patient's noses for freezing purposes (for packing, cautery, etc.)

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Accession Number

998001007

Collection

Kingston General Hospital Collection

Category

Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts

Classification

Pharmacy, Pain

MeSH Heading

Administration, Cutaneous -- instrumentation

Weights and Measures

Description

Tapered one-ounce clear glass medicine dose measurer with measurements in teaspoon, tablespoon, dessert, c.c. and ounce.

Number Of Parts

1

Provenance

Used at Kingston General Hospital, Kingston Ontario.

Dates

1950

1980

1950-1980

Date Remarks

Based on suppliers' catalogues

Material

glass: transparent

Inscriptions

Embossed inside the glass: "1OZ // 3/4 // 1/2 // 1/4"; "30 CC // 25 // 20 //15 // 10 // 5 // TABLE // 2 // 1 // DESSERT // TEA // 8 // 6 // 4 // 2 // 1"; engraved into bottom of glass: "D"

Permanent Location

Storage Room 0010

0010-A8-5

Dimension Notes

Length 6.0 cm x Diam. 4.7 cm

Condition Remarks

Like new

Copy Type

Original

Reference Types

Person

Book

Reference Comments

Beth Orr; "Surgical Instruments Operation Tables Sterilizers Hospital Equipment," by Allen & Hanburys Ltd., London, p. 628 (similar to item #53766)

Research Facts

Glass measure was used for diispensing medication and also to hold liquid cocaine, which was used to swab the inside of patient's noses for freezing purposes (for packing, cautery, etc.)

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Accession Number

1976.6.23

Collection

University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection

Category

Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts

Classification

General Treatment

MeSH Heading

Curettage

Irrigation

Abortion

Provenance

Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Dr. J. Hannah of Toronto; Dr. Weston L. Herriman.

Dates

1850

1900

1850-1900

Permanent Location

Storage Room 0010

0010-D7-6

Copy Type

Original

Reference Types

Document

JPG

Reference Comments

UHN artefact files;

CD #UHN

Research Facts

This artefact is part of a set of surgical instruments belonging to Dr. Weston L. Herriman, who was one of the first nine students who graduated in 1855 from the newly formed School of Medicine at the Church of Scotland-affiliated University of

Queen's College (1854, Kingston, Ont.). The nine senior students had transferred from the Anglican Upper Canada School of Medicine (Toronto) to the new school at Queen's.

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Accession Number

017035002

Author

Mildred A. Horn

Collection

Karen Stinson Collection

Category

Archival Items

Classification

Archival, Publications

MeSH Heading

Pediatrics

Home Health

Hygiene

Sanitation

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Abortion

Description

Tan paper covered soft covered booklet that discusses important sex hygiene information for mothers and daughters; stapled together with two staples visible on the spine; front cover contains the title, editor, and distributor information, whereas the back cover provides information on the Hygienic Productions staff and office locations; x96 pages discuss sex hygiene in great length, but the last four pages provide information on matters pertaining to the Hygienic Productions of Canada, such as the staff, information on how to get involved with the group, etc.; chapter titles include: Children;s Sex Problems; The age of Puberty; Treatment of Masterbation; Female Sex Organs; Male Sex Organs; Process of Menstruation; The Age of Menopause; Harmony in Marriage; For a Happy Marriage; Rhythmic Sex Cycles; How to Determine Pregnancy; Should You Bear Children?; How Children are Born; Care During Pregnancy; Care During COnfinement; Control of Sex; Abortions are Dangerous; Control of Leuchorra; Care of Sexual Organs; Frigidity in Women; Sterility on Women; Woman's Sexual Duties; Diseases of Women; Facts About Sterilization; How to Live Happy Life; Forty and After; Social Diseases Increase; Marriage and Finances; Children out of Wedlock.

Provenance

Originally belonged to the donor, Karen Stinson.

Maker

Hygienic Productions of Canada

Site Made (City)

Toronto

Site Made (State)

Ontario

Site Made (Country)

Canada

Dates

1946

Date Remarks

Publication date

Material

paper: tan

ink: black

Inscriptions

On the front: "MOTHER AND // DAUGHTER // A Digest for Women and Growing // Girls, which Completely Covers // the Field of Sex Hygiene // EDITED BY // MILDRED A. HORN // Prepared from Information Compiled // by Eminent Medical and Hygiene // Authorities of Three Continents. // DISTRIBUTED BY // HYGIENIC PRODUCTIONS OF CANADA // 26 QUEEN ST. EAST TORONTO, ONTARIO"

Permanent Location

Storage Room 2005

2005-5-6 Binder B pg 6 b

Length

22.8 cm

Width

15.4 cm

Depth

0.5 cm

Unit Of Measure

centimeters

Condition Remarks

Shows lots of handling and front cover loose at staples; minor stains everywhere; paper yellowed; some of the pages are also suffering from minor rips and tears, especially the front cover

Copy Type

original

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Accession Number

1940.4.5

Collection

University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection

Category

Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts

Classification

Obstetrics

MeSH Heading

Curettage

Abortion

Description

Placental auger, metal (nickel-plated?); concave handle and 1½ spiral at the other end, blunt.

Number Of Parts

1

Provenance

Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Dr. Newton Albert Powell (d. 1935).

Dates

1900

1930

circa 1900-1930

Material

metal (nickel-plated?)

Permanent Location

Storage Room 0010

0010-D7-6

Dimension Notes

Length 29.8 cm x Width 4.5 cm

Copy Type

Original

Reference Comments

Similar instrument found in Betz catalogue, p. 177, item # 3N1085

Research Facts

Dr. Powell died in 1935; this material might have been a bequest. Used for miscarriages, etc. "An atrocious invention. . . . Fit only as a horrible example in a Museum -- even in a church fellowship meeting I would not speak to any man who used these." - N.A. Powell

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Accession Number

1940.4.6

Collection

University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection

Category

Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts

Classification

Obstetrics

MeSH Heading

Curettage

Abortion

Description

Entirely made of metal (nickel-plated?), concave handle and 1½ spiral at other end, blunt.

Number Of Parts

1

Provenance

Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Dr. Newton Albert Powell (d. 1935).

Dates

1900

1930

circa 1900-1930

Material

metal (nickel-plated?)

Permanent Location

Storage Room 0010

0010-D7-6

Dimension Notes

Length 28.3 cm x Width 1.8 cm

Copy Type

Original

Reference Types

Book

Reference Comments

Similar instrument found in Betz catalogue, p. 177, item # 3N1085

Research Facts

Dr. Powell died in 1935; this may have been a bequest. Used for miscarriages, etc.

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Accession Number

1940.4.7

Collection

University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection

Category

Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts

Classification

Obstetrics

MeSH Heading

Curettage

Abortion

Description

Entirely made of metal (nickel-plated?), concave handle and 1½ spiral at other end, blunt.

Number Of Parts

1

Provenance

Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Dr. Newton Albert Powell (d. 1935).

Dates

1900

1930

circa 1900-1930

Material

metal (nickel-plated?)

Permanent Location

Storage Room 0010

0010-D7-6

Dimension Notes

Length 29.7 cm x Width 3.1 cm

Copy Type

Original

Reference Types

Book

Reference Comments

Similar instrument found in Betz catalogue, p. 177, item # 3N1085

Research Facts

Dr. Powell died in 1935; this may have been a bequest. Used for miscarriages, etc.

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Accession Number

1972.15.60

Collection

University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection

Category

Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts

Classification

Obstetrics

MeSH Heading

Abortion

MM= Curettage -- curette -- placental

Description

Blunt-tipped corkscrew end on a long metal rod ending in a short, flattened handle; Note: item is missing.

Number Of Parts

1

Provenance

Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: the Nightingale Tea Room, Elora, Ontario, on behalf of St. John's Church, Elora; instruments from a local doctor's general practice.

Dates

1910

1920

circa 1910-1920

Material

metal

Permanent Location

Storage Room 0010

0010-D7-6

Temporary Location

Item is missing.

Dimension Notes

Length 29.9 cm

Condition Remarks

Metal plating worn.

Copy Type

Original

Research Facts

For miscarriages, etc.

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