Rockwood / Kingston Psychiatric Hospital / Providence Continuing Care Centre Collection
Category
Education Artifacts
Archival Items
Classification
Education
Archival, Images
Anatomy
Accession Number
000003403 a-b
Description
Educational poster showing the viscera of the chest and abdomen (a); white paper with white linen backing; wooden cylindrical support at bottom is split into two pieces, attached via staples at ends; poster is inserted into support; top support (b) has brown metal ends; poster features illustration…
Educational poster showing the viscera of the chest and abdomen (a); white paper with white linen backing; wooden cylindrical support at bottom is split into two pieces, attached via staples at ends; poster is inserted into support; top support (b) has brown metal ends; poster features illustrations printed with beige, red, blue and yellow ink; four illustrations of the chest and abdominal cavity, each showing one of four layers; orange sticker affixed to top support with information regarding Hartshorn's self-acting map roller printed with black ink
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - poster - Size: Length 1.83 m x Width 1.20 m x Depth 2.2 cm
(a) Printed at top of poster: "AMERICAN FROHSE ANATOMICAL CHARTS Plate No. 6 // EDITED, REVISED AND AUGMENTED // BY MAX BRODEL"; printed at bottom of poster: "A. J. Nystrom & Co. P[ ], Chicago PLATE NO. 9 // Copyright 1918, by A. J. Nystrom & Co. // All Rights Reserved for all Countries // A.Hoen & Co, Lith., Baltimore, Md."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-7
Condition Remarks
Linen fraying at sides; brown marks along back; bottom of poster is very worn, paper ripped in middle; bottom is covered in tape above support; poster is detached from top support; poster is stiff and creased from being rolled, does not lie flat on its own
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
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