Rockwood / Kingston Psychiatric Hospital / Providence Continuing Care Centre Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
General Treatment
Accession Number
000003245 a-b
Description
Oil cup, which consists of a round metal container (a) with a flat bottom, smooth, straight sides, and a round top opening, and a round, metal lid (b) with a straight, open lip around its rim, and a round, closed handle extending from the centre of its convex surface.
Oil cup, which consists of a round metal container (a) with a flat bottom, smooth, straight sides, and a round top opening, and a round, metal lid (b) with a straight, open lip around its rim, and a round, closed handle extending from the centre of its convex surface.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - container - Size: Length 4.5 cm x Diam. 7.0 cm
Stamped into the metal at the bottom: "ALLEN & HANBURYS // 598/3 // TAWLITE // MADE IN ENGLAND"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D3-8
Condition Remarks
Container and lid shows only minor signs of wear; there were patches of adhesive deposit on the top surface of the lid; the object was dusty.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Person
JPG
Reference Comments
C. Cox, retured RN from KPH; "A Catalogue of Operation Tables Sterilizers Hospital Furniture Surgical Instruments Appliances Ligatures & Sutures," Allen & Hanburys, Ltd., 1957, p. 626 (similar to item #53612) (see attached photocopy); CD #2
Research Facts
Identified by C.Cox as an oil cup; very similer to Allen & Hanburys dressing jar in the catalogue as well; could have been used for both.