A pair of Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing graduation cufflinks; each cufflink consists of two octagonal pieces of metal with a black trim and a black inner circle, connected with a pin; one of the octagons on each cufflink has initials shallowly engraved on it.
A pair of Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing graduation cufflinks; each cufflink consists of two octagonal pieces of metal with a black trim and a black inner circle, connected with a pin; one of the octagons on each cufflink has initials shallowly engraved on it.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - cufflink - Size (laid flat): Length 2.7 cm x Width 1.5 cm x Depth 0.3 cm
b - cufflink - Size (laid flat): Length 2.7 cm x Width 1.5 cm x Depth 0.3 cm
Provenance
Belonged to the donor's mother-in-law, Pauline Swain (née Kreiner) a 1955 graduate of the Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing.
Dates
1955
circa 1955
Date Remarks
The owner graduated in 1955.
Material
metal: grey, black
Inscriptions
"P K" engraved artistically on the cufflinks
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C5-1
Condition Remarks
Some slight tarnishing.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Website
Reference Comments
Kingston Health Sciences Centre website, "KGH School of Nursing," (https://kingstonhsc.ca/kgh-school-nursing)
Research Facts
Pauline Swain was born in October 1932 and died in December 2004.
The first graduating class of the Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing was in 1888; the school was created in order to educate nurses as the demand for them increased, as well as providing a labour force to the hospital. When the first nurses graduated, they were given a certificate of completion, twenty five dollars, and a nursing medal. Over the years, nurses were sometimes given pins and/or rings or other memorabilia to commemorate their graduation from the school.