Rockwood / Kingston Psychiatric Hospital / Providence Continuing Care Centre Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
General Treatment
Accession Number
000003107 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 2 cm from the top; a rectangular paper sticker is applied across the middle; the cover (b) i…
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 2 cm from the top; a rectangular paper sticker is applied across the middle; 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 17.3 cm x Diam. 15.5 cm
Characters stamped into the metal at the bottom of jar read: "Vollrath [cursive] // STAINLESS STEELWARE // 8803"; on a loose sticker, "STERILE // HAND BRUSHES" is printed in black ink
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0007
0007-N2-6
Condition Remarks
The jar and cover were dusty; a rectangular square patch of yellow sticker glue was deposited on the outer side of the jar; the sticker had fallen off and had been placed inside the jar; there were spots of inactive corrosion on the inside of the cannister; around the sticker glue on the outside of the jar there was evidence of prior attempts to clean in the form of small scratches on the object; similar marks appear on the jar 2 cm to the proper right of the tape glue patch; the loose sticker inside the jar is yellowed, cracked and faded.
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-3303) (see attached photocopy); CD #4
Research Facts
Once contained sterile hand brushes according to the loose sticker inside the jar.