English style doctor's bag, which consists of an oblong bag with rounded bottom and sides and a straight top; the top of the bag fully opens on hinges and has a central sliding lock with a clasp at the left and right sides; there is a semicircular leather handle attached to the central top.
English style doctor's bag, which consists of an oblong bag with rounded bottom and sides and a straight top; the top of the bag fully opens on hinges and has a central sliding lock with a clasp at the left and right sides; there is a semicircular leather handle attached to the central top.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Collected by Dr. A.A. Travill for the Queen's University Faculty of Medicine Collection
Dates
1880
circa 1880
Date Remarks
Bag style in use from 1880-1940
Material
metal: silver; yellow; grey
leather: brown; black
Inscriptions
The central lock on the top of the bag has a logo stamped into the metal: "S F S [the two "S" letters enclosed by horseshoes, one open on the left and the other open on the right]"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C2-2
Dimension Notes
Length 42.0 cm x Width 29.0 cm x Depth 7.5 cm
Condition Remarks
The leather is very worn; there is a small hole in the bag at the central bottom; the metal parts show wear, but no corrosion; #2: leather deteriorating; #3: the leather is flaking.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Book
JPG
Reference Comments
Previous number #157; Faculty of Medicine Collection 1984 Inventory; "Antique Medical Instruments," by C. Keith Wilbur, M.D., 1987, p. 86 (see attached photocopy); CD #6