Package of surgical bandage; green Kraft paper package; folded at ends; held together with string tied in a double knot; paper label glued over string in the middle of the package on the front.
Package of surgical bandage; green Kraft paper package; folded at ends; held together with string tied in a double knot; paper label glued over string in the middle of the package on the front.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Owned by Charles Basil Garner Church, the donor's father in law; he may have practiced in Perth Ontario; 1930-1980.
Calgary office opened in 1919; package says "nearly a century", company was established in 1830.
Material
paper: green, cream, red
fabric: cream
Inscriptions
Printed on paper label: "3" / 1 Doz. // STEVENS // SURGICAL BANDAGE // OF SPECIALLY WOVEN COTTON AND CLOTH // WHITE / ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY [Stevens company logo "S companies" in a winged circle"] / No 882 // THE STEVENS COMPANY // TORONTO WINNIPEG CALGARY VANCOUVER LONDON"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D4-6
Temporary Location
On display "Doctor's Treatment Room circa 1930" at Museum of Health Care 20 Feb 2016.
Length
32.4 cm
Width
11.2 cm
Depth
3.6 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 32.4 cm x Width 11.2 cm x Depth 3.6 cm
Condition Remarks
Label is a little torn and dirty; the paper is wrinkled and some of the corners are torn; the string is yellowing and dirty.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Internet
Reference Comments
"The Stevens Company" corporate website [Accessed March 2014]
Exhibit History
To display in Museum: "Potions, Pills and Prescriptions"; May 1, 2000 - 28 Jan 2017.