Rockwood / Kingston Psychiatric Hospital / Providence Continuing Care Centre Collection
Category
Hospital Administration
Classification
Hospital Administration
Accession Number
000003088
Description
Skeleton key, which consists of a solid piece of plated metal with a cylindrical central section that has a flat, rounded triangular top with a hole through the metal near the top; about halfway down the central section there is a round band around the outer edges; below this is the unlocking mecha…
Skeleton key, which consists of a solid piece of plated metal with a cylindrical central section that has a flat, rounded triangular top with a hole through the metal near the top; about halfway down the central section there is a round band around the outer edges; below this is the unlocking mechanism; this is made of flattened metal going off to one side and is square with three notches and two grooves in the metal.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Used at the Kingston Psychiatric Hospital, for the Westwood Building.
Material
metal: silver; dark grey
Inscriptions
On one side of the handle is stamped into the metal: "B635"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C3-6
Dimension Notes
Length 8.2 cm x Width 2.5 cm x Depth 0.7 cm
Condition Remarks
The key shows wear and loss of plating, but no corrosion is visible.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
JPG
Reference Comments
Connie Cox, retired KPH nurse; CD #4
Research Facts
This was a key for the old Westwood Building at KPH