Dark teal blue fabric-covered pasteboard sleeve has elaborately decorative cream & gold paper label glued to one side; black plastic bobbin holds 3 of original 4 sizes of white silk surgical cord.
Dark teal blue fabric-covered pasteboard sleeve has elaborately decorative cream & gold paper label glued to one side; black plastic bobbin holds 3 of original 4 sizes of white silk surgical cord.
Number Of Parts
3
Part Names
a - case - Length 10.0 cm. x Width 4.0 cm. x Depth 0.2 cm.
b - bobbin - Length 9.5 cm. x Width 3.4 cm. x Depth 0.1 cm.
c - silk cord -
Provenance
Belonged to Dr. C. M. Bracken
Maker
A. Turner & Co.
Dates
1900
1920
circa 1900-1920
Date Remarks
style of label
Material
fabric: dark teal blue; white
pasteboard:
plastic: black
paper: cream; yellow
Inscriptions
Printed in gold on cream paper label: "ARCHI[BALD?] TURNER & CO. LTD // PATENT // SURGICAL SILK CORD // WA...TED PURE // EXTRA STRONG & WILL NOT KINK OR CURL DURING OPERATION // OF SEWING"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F1-12
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
# 1: (a): paper label faded, stained and pieces missing; # 2: no new damage