Rockwood / Kingston Psychiatric Hospital / Providence Continuing Care Centre Collection
Category
Pharmacy
General Treatment
Classification
Pharmacy
General Treatment
Accession Number
000003256
Description
Medication cup, consisting of a round stainless steel cup with a flat, closed bottom and smooth sides that flare slightly towards the cup's top, round opening; a closed, square lip runs around this opening.
Medication cup, consisting of a round stainless steel cup with a flat, closed bottom and smooth sides that flare slightly towards the cup's top, round opening; a closed, square lip runs around this opening.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Used at the Kingston Psychiatric Hospital
Maker
Polar
Dates
1960
circa 1960
Date Remarks
Similar to item in 1960 catalogue
Material
metal: silver
Inscriptions
"POLAR // STAINLESS STEEL" is stamped into the metal of the outer bottom surface; "NOT SEALED" is stamped into the metal of the inner bottom surface; one row of graduation lines, next to the vertical numbers "1 // 2 // 3 // 4" are stamped into the metal on the side of the inner surface; "202" is stamped into the metal beside the top of this scale.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A8-5
Dimension Notes
Length 5.2 cm x Diam. 5.4 cm
Condition Remarks
The outer surface of the cup showed minor signs of wear in the form of minor scratches and fingerprints; there was no sign of corrosion, and there were no breaks
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Person
Reference Comments
Connie Cox, retired RN from KPH; "Hospital and Physicians Equipment and Supplies," the J.F. Hartz Co., 1960, p. 265 similar to item #5H-824