Needle container, which consists of (a) a hollow cylindrical bakelite container that has a closed flat bottom and an open round top with threading on the outside edges; a cap (b) fits over and closes the top; the cap is round with a closed, very slightly rounded top, and an open base with threaded …
Needle container, which consists of (a) a hollow cylindrical bakelite container that has a closed flat bottom and an open round top with threading on the outside edges; a cap (b) fits over and closes the top; the cap is round with a closed, very slightly rounded top, and an open base with threaded inner edges; the outside edges of the container have an attached printed paper label that also has ink writing on it; the container is filled with grease (Vaseline?) and two curved metal needles (not catalogued)
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - needle container - Size: Length 6.3 cm x Diam. 1.7 cm
b - container cap - Size: Length 1.7 cm x Diam. 1.7 cm
Provenance
Owned by Dr. F.J. O'Connor; collected by Dr. A.A. Travill for Queen's Faculty of Medicine collection
Material
plastic: black
paper: off-white
Inscriptions
The front reads "DR. FERGUS J. O'CON[NOR] // 193 EARL STREET PHONE 4055 KINGSTO[N] // needles" (letters in brackets indicate the missing part of the label)
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D5-6
Condition Remarks
The bakelite container shows minor wear; there is a very small chip missing from the upper outer edge of the cap; the label on the front of the container has a missing section at the right edge
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
JPG
Reference Comments
Previous number #78; Faculty of Medicine Collection 1984 Inventory; CD #3