Accession Number

997001774

Collection

Queen's University Faculty of Medicine Collection

Category

Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts

Classification

Urology

MeSH Heading

Urinary Catheterization -- instrumentation

Urology -- instrumentation

Provenance

Collected by Dr. A. A. Travill for Queen's Faculty of Medicine.

Dates

1900

1930

circa 1900-1930

Permanent Location

Storage Room 0010

0010-C1-2

Condition Remarks

#2: rubber is very stiff

Copy Type

Original

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Accession Number

997001775

Collection

Queen's University Faculty of Medicine Collection

Category

Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts

Classification

Urology

MeSH Heading

Urinary Catheterization -- instrumentation

Urology -- instrumentation

Provenance

Collected by Dr. A.A. Travill for Queen's Faculty of Medicine

Permanent Location

Storage Room 0010

0010-C1-2

Condition Remarks

#2: rubber is very stiff

Copy Type

Original

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Accession Number

997002350

Collection

Queen's University Faculty of Medicine Collection

Category

Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts

Classification

Urology

MeSH Heading

Urinary Catheterization -- instrumentation

Urology -- instrumentation

Provenance

Collected by Dr. A. A. Travill for Queen's Faculty of Medicine.

Dates

1900

1930

circa 1900-1930

Copy Type

Original

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Accession Number

995002055 a-c

Collection

Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Collection

Category

Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts

Classification

Urology

MeSH Heading

Urinary Catheterization -- instrumentation

Urology -- instrumentation

MM= Grasping and Fixating -- clamp

Description

C-shaped clamp with a screw attachment and a bent piece of metal at 90 deg angle; the screw attachment moves the bent piece of metal up to the top of the C-shaped piece which allows a catheter to be clamped between them.

Number Of Parts

3

Part Names

Size: Length 3.2 cm. x Width 4.4 cm.

Provenance

Margaret Kirkpatrick Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1935.

Dates

1935

circa 1935

Material

metal: silver

Permanent Location

Storage Room 0010

0010-E8-2

Condition Remarks

Clamp shows no corrosion on the metal; the screw turns freely

Copy Type

Original

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Accession Number

996029002

Collection

Dr. James Howard Walmsey Collection

Category

Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts

Classification

Urology

MeSH Heading

Urinary Catheterization -- instrumentation

Urology -- instrumentation

Description

Catheter guide consists of a heavy-gauge steel wire, bent into a roughly pentagonal shape at one end for a handle; curved at the other end with a rounded tip; has been bent again above the handle.

Number Of Parts

1

Provenance

Dr. James Howard Walmsey, graduated Queen’s University Faculty of Medicine Class of 1915.

Maker

Sklar

Site Made (Country)

United States of America

Dates

1930

1950

circa 1930-1950

Material

metal: silver

Inscriptions

"SKLAR USA STAIN..."; appears to have been "STAINLESS STEEL" but has been smoothed away

Permanent Location

Storage Room 0010

0010-D1-2

Dimension Notes

Length: 28.4 cm. x Width: 9.3 cm. x Depth: 3.4 cm.

Condition Remarks

In excellent condition, although it has been bent into a shape which was not original (i.e., bent to fit the medical bag in which it came)

Copy Type

Original

Reference Types

Person

Book

Reference Comments

Kathleen Girard (granddaughter); SKLAR Catalogue, c1960 p. 299;

Research Facts

Dr. Walmsey (1890-1969) graduated Queen's Arts 1912, Queen's Meds 1915; practiced in Prince Edward County from 1920-1969

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Accession Number

000003111 a-g

Collection

Rockwood / Kingston Psychiatric Hospital / Providence Continuing Care Centre Collection

Category

Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts

Classification

Treatment, General

Urology

MeSH Heading

Urinary Catheterization -- instrumentation

Urology -- instrumentation

Description

Box (a) is white cardboard with green printing; it is rectangular with two wide, long sides, two narrow, long sides and two short sides with two inner flaps and an outer flap; a finger groove is cut into the cardboard along the edge of one long, wide side to allow access to the flap of one short side; a seam runs along one of the long, wide sides; catheter plugs (b-g) are nylon peg-like objects; each has a rectangular end with rounded sides; the two longer, wider sides are concave; the nylon peg tapers at the bottom of this rectangular block to form a narrow, conical extension with a rounded end.

Number Of Parts

7

Part Names

a - box - Size: Length 6.5 cm x Width 5.0 cm x Depth 2.5 cm

b - catheter plug - Size: Length 5.5 x Width 1.3 cm x Depth 1.1 cm

c - catheter plug - Size: Length 5.5 x Width 1.3 cm x Depth 1.1 cm

d - catheter plug - Size: Length 5.5 x Width 1.3 cm x Depth 1.1 cm

e - catheter plug - Size: Length 5.5 x Width 1.3 cm x Depth 1.1 cm

g - catheter plug - Size: Length 5.5 x Width 1.3 cm x Depth 1.1 cm

Provenance

Used at the Kingston Psychiatric Hospital.

Maker

C. R. Bard, Inc.

Site Made (City)

Murray Hill

Site Made (State)

New Jersey

Site Made (Country)

United States of America

Dates

1950

1970

circa 1950-1970

Date Remarks

Similar item identified in a 1960 catalogue

Material

cardboard: white; green

nylon: white

Inscriptions

Front of box reads, "CATALOG // NUMBER // 414 // ONE // DOZEN // MADE IN U.S.A." in the top proper right-hand corner, contained by two perpendicular green lines; to the proper left of this corner, printing reads, "BARD // LARGE NYLON // CATHETER PLUG"; along the bottom of the front of the box (both long sides) it reads, "Manufactured For // C.R. BARD, Inc. Murray Hill, N.J."; on the outer flaps of the two shortest sides, green printing reads, "CAT. // NO. // 414" in the proper right-hand corner, and "BARD // LARGE NYLON // CATHETER PLUG" to the proper left; a vertical line separates these two sets of words; on the proper left inner flap of the shortest side with the finger groove, "P1013" is printed; on the wider end of each of the catheter plugs, on the rounded bottom, "BARD" appears in raised nylon letters.

Permanent Location

Storage Room 0010

0010-E8-1

Condition Remarks

Box is yellowing slightly; several light brown stains are on the box: a circular one on the outside flap of the short side without the groove, a black mark at the corner of one long, narrow side, three small brown marks on the proper right side of one long, wide side, two brown marks along the edge of the opposite long, wide side, and another round brown mark on the outer flap of the other short side; the seams and creases show signs of wear; the flaps of both short sides are becoming brittle.

Copy Type

Original

Reference Types

Book

Reference Comments

"Hospital and Physicians Equipment and Supplies," the J. F. Hartz Co., 1960, p. 157 (similar to item 7-414)

Research Facts

According to the catalogue, these are used "for occluding drainage channel of Foley catheters, tubes and drains."

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Accession Number

1976.6.23

Collection

University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection

Category

Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts

Classification

Treatment, General

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

Less detail

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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