Small tubular paper package with gold lettering; includes 11 pins with white glass heads inserted downwards into a rolled paper filling that fits inside the tube.
Small tubular paper package with gold lettering; includes 11 pins with white glass heads inserted downwards into a rolled paper filling that fits inside the tube.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Owned and used by Nora Valleau, Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing graduate Class of 1928.
On package: ""GIANT" // BERRY PINS // BRITANNIA, TRADE MARK, BRAND // NEEDLE POINTS // No. 851. REDDITCH // MADE IN ENGLAND"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C5-2
Length
4.0 cm
Width
1.7 cm
Diameter
5.2 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 4.0 cm. x Width 1.7 cm. x Diameter: 5.2 cm.
Condition Remarks
Package paper worn away to reveal white areas along top and bottom rims; gold lettering wearing thin; 7 of the 11 pins exhibit yellowing of the white glass heads; pin metal has turned blue
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Reference Comments
"Listing of the Nora Valleau Collection" by H. Blyth; "Information re KGH Nursing Uniforms"
Research Facts
Used for securing Valleau's nursing cap to her hair; clothing accessories for nurses' uniforms include cufflinks, pins, cap, collars, bibs