Rockwood / Kingston Psychiatric Hospital / Providence Continuing Care Centre Collection
Category
Patient Care Artifacts
Classification
Patient Care
Accession Number
000003385
Description
An aluminum alloy tripod cane with a rubber grip on the handle and rubber tips on the feet; the height of the cane may be altered by sliding the outer layer of the shaft over its inner layer; the feet are at the corners of a triangular foot plate, which is screwed onto the bottom of the shaft.
An aluminum alloy tripod cane with a rubber grip on the handle and rubber tips on the feet; the height of the cane may be altered by sliding the outer layer of the shaft over its inner layer; the feet are at the corners of a triangular foot plate, which is screwed onto the bottom of the shaft.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
The cane was used on Ward 25 of Kingston Psychiatric Hospital.
Date based on information scratched on the top of the triangular foot plate.
Material
metal: silver
paint: black
rubber: black
paper: blue; white
Inscriptions
"LUMEX INC. // BAY SHORE, N.Y." is printed on a blue and white label glued to the shaft; "K.P.H. // WARD 25 // NOV 72" is scratched on the top of the foot plate.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0007
0007-A-3
Dimension Notes
Length 86.0 cm x Width 14.0 cm x Depth 11.0 cm
Condition Remarks
The rubber covering on the feet is scuffed and cracked; the rubber handle grip has white residue on it.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
American Hospital Supply Catalog C30, ca. 1960 (order # 74285-010); CD #1