Small tubular paper package in cream with blue lettering and a red diagonal banner; "cross fox" trade mark design (two crossed foxes) appears at top left corner under the word "MORRALL'S"; 10 pins with white glass beads are inserted downwards into a grey rolled paper filling that fits inside the tu…
Small tubular paper package in cream with blue lettering and a red diagonal banner; "cross fox" trade mark design (two crossed foxes) appears at top left corner under the word "MORRALL'S"; 10 pins with white glass beads are inserted downwards into a grey 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 Class of 1928.
On package: "MORRALL'S // CROSS FOX // BRAND // MULBERRY REGISTERED // TOILET PIN // Made in England"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C5-2
Temporary Location
To exhibit: "For Service to Humanity", Nursing Gallery: restored Room 1016, Museum of Health Care, 13 Nov. 2008.
Length
4.1 cm
Width
1.5 cm
Diameter
4.7 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 4.1 cm. x Width 1.5 cm. x Diameter: 4.7 cm.
Condition Remarks
Package paper has yellowed slightly due to age and exhibits moderate surface dirt; 8 of the 10 pins exhibit rust around the top where the metal touches the glass heads
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Archives
Reference Comments
"Listing of the Nora Valleau Collection" by H. Blyth; "Information re KGH Nursing Uniforms"
"Abel Morrall Limited", Creator Record. Grey Roots Museum and Archives. https://greyroots.pastperfectonline.com/bycreator?keyword=Abel+Morrall+Limited
Research Facts
Used for securing Valleau's nursing cap to her hair; clothing accessories for nurses' uniforms include cufflinks, pins, cap, collars, bibs.
Abel Morrall Ltd. was a needle making company based in Redditch, Worchestershire, England. The company began in the late 1700s and owned 60 factories in Redditch, making at one time over 2.5 million needles a week.
Exhibit History
On exhibit in Nursing case in Museum, Nov. 21 1997