Rockwood / Kingston Psychiatric Hospital / Providence Continuing Care Centre Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
General Treatment
Accession Number
000003220
Description
Bottle rack, which consists of a two-level metal stand, with two rectangular metal shelves supported at the short edges by six tubular rods with spherical feet and caps; the top shelf is flat and has five evenly spaced circular fenestrations in a row from side to side; the bottom shelf extends past…
Bottle rack, which consists of a two-level metal stand, with two rectangular metal shelves supported at the short edges by six tubular rods with spherical feet and caps; the top shelf is flat and has five evenly spaced circular fenestrations in a row from side to side; the bottom shelf extends past the top, forming both a solid base for the top bottles to rest upon, and another row of five evenly spaced circular fenestrations; the bottom level of the rack consists of a thin rectangular strip of metal, secured under the lower fenestrations by the six tubular rods and a metal bar at each short end.
Stamped into the metal in the centre of the top surface of the top shelf is "SKLAR CHROME"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F6-3
Dimension Notes
Length 26.4 cm x Width 10.9 cm x Depth 8.5 cm
Condition Remarks
The bottle rack showed moderate signs of wear in the form of scratches and chrome plate wear; the bottle rack was dusty and had a white residue; there were slight signs of corrosion.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Person
JPG
Reference Comments
C. Cox, retired RN from KPH; "Pilling Instruments and Equipment for Surgeons and Hospitals," George P. Pilling & Son Co., 1932, p. 15 (similar to item # P1156); "Surgical Instrument Catalog, 11th ed." Storz Instrument Co., c. 1970, p. 370 (similar to item # S-3552) (see attached photocopies); CD #4
Research Facts
Object did not arrive with eyedropper and saltmouth bottles, as shown in photocopy; possibly originally used as an eye treatment stand; intended for holding saltmouth bottles.