Rockwood / Kingston Psychiatric Hospital / Providence Continuing Care Centre Collection
Category
Education Artifacts
Classification
Education
Accession Number
000003397
Description
Educational poster concerning circulation; white paper with white linen backing between two brown wooden cylindrical supports at top and bottom; top support has silver metal ends; poster is bolted to each support with silver metal screws; white fabric tie attached at centre to bottom support; white…
Educational poster concerning circulation; white paper with white linen backing between two brown wooden cylindrical supports at top and bottom; top support has silver metal ends; poster is bolted to each support with silver metal screws; white fabric tie attached at centre to bottom support; white fabric tie along top support, tied to each end, to hang poster on wall; poster features illustrations printed with black, red, blue and yellow ink; at left is a general circulation schema; at right are cross-sections of the heart, both anterior and posterior views; cross-sections of skin both with and without hair at bottom; sticker affixed to top support with information regarding Hartshorn's self-acting shade roller, manufacturer's patents and addresses.
Printed at top of poster: "FROHSE ANATOMICAL CHARTS Chart No. 4 // American Edition // EDITED AND REVISED BY MAX BRODEL"; printed at bottom of poster: "Nystrom & Co., Chicago, Ill. A. J. Nystrom & Co. Publishers, Chicago A. Hoen & Co. Lith. Baltimore, Md."; written on back of poster at bottom: "CIRCULATION + Heart"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-7
Dimension Notes
Length 1.89 m x Width 1.14 m x Depth 3.0 cm
Condition Remarks
Linen fraying at sides; paper detached from bottom right, top left; paper very worn along bottom; poster is stiff and creased from being rolled, does not lie flat on its own
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Other
Internet
Reference Comments
"Herff Jones Nystrom" website
Research Facts
A. J. Nystrom & Co. was founded in 1903 as an agent for a school map publisher in Edinburgh; in 1912 the company acquired the Goder Heiman Company, and with it the Frohse anatomical charts; as of 2010, the company exists as part of Herff Jones, Inc. and still specialises in maps and globes for classroom use.