Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
General Treatment
Accession Number
995002028 a-c
Description
Cylindrical enamelled enema can with black edges at top and black handle; attached to the bottom of can is white rubber tubing (166 cm long) with a metal clamp; the front of the can has a hole at the top through which passes a string
Cylindrical enamelled enema can with black edges at top and black handle; attached to the bottom of can is white rubber tubing (166 cm long) with a metal clamp; the front of the can has a hole at the top through which passes a string
Number Of Parts
3
Provenance
Ruth Wallace (Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing graduate Class of 1931)
Dates
1931
circa 1931
Material
metal: dark grey
enamel: white; black
rubber: off-white
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0007
0007-N1-6
Temporary Location
On display "Doctor's Treatment Room c1930" at Museum of Health Care 20 Feb 2016.
Depth
19.0 cm
Diameter
14.5 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Depth: 19.0 cm. x Diameter: 14.5 cm.
Condition Remarks
Enamelled can has two chips in the enamel at the front and at the bottom of the handle (this one has rusted); white rubber tubing is deteriorating and has a large split in the middle (making it unusable); there is another split at the end; the metal clamp is in good working order; #2: rubber tube is extremely hard and brittle and has broken off of the can.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Reference Comments
Barb (Earl) Gilbert (Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing graduate class of 1963 and daughter of Ruth Wallace)
Exhibit History
Kingston General Hospital Nursing Alumnae 2005 Special exhibit, Museum of Health Care, 20 May 2005-24 June 2005