Rockwood / Kingston Psychiatric Hospital / Providence Continuing Care Centre Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
General Treatment
Accession Number
000003106 a-b
Description
Dressing jar (a) is a hollow, cylindrical container with a round opening at the top and a flat bottom with a slight ridge around the edge; the sides are straight and smooth except for a slightly raised ring 1.7 cm from the top; the cover (b) is a shallow, round lid with a flat top; a small ridge ru…
Dressing jar (a) is a hollow, cylindrical container with a round opening at the top and a flat bottom with a slight ridge around the edge; the sides are straight and smooth except for a slightly raised ring 1.7 cm from the top; the cover (b) is a shallow, round lid with a flat top; a small ridge runs around the edge of the cover; there is a circular indentation in the metal in the middle of the cover and a strip of metal is attached to either side of the indentation to serve as a handle.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - dressing jar - Size: Length 17.7 cm x Diam. 17.7 cm
Characters stamped into the metal at the bottom of jar read: "Vollrath [cursive] // STAINLESS STEELWARE // 8804"; one piece of fabric tape has the words "NASOGASTRIC TUBES" written on it with black marker; two pieces of masking tape read, "FEEDING TUBES" and "STOMACH TUBES"; the jar has been written on directly with magic marker: "X1" appears partially obscured by the lower piece of tape, and on the bottom of the jar.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0007
0007-N2-6
Condition Remarks
The jar and cover were moderately dusty; there was a substantial accretion of brownish-black matter on the cover underneath the handle; the two pieces of masking tape are deteriorating, and the top layer is lifting off; inside jar there are several small dark spots, possibly corrosion.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
JPG
Reference Comments
"Surgical Instrument Catalog," 11th ed., by the Storz Instrument Co., 1972, p. 368 (similar to item # S-3304) (see attached photocopy); CD #4
Research Facts
Tape around the sides has marks indicating that container was used to hold nasogastric, feeding, and stomach tubes; the artifact is slightly smaller than the item cited in the catalogue.