Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Collection
Category
Nursing
Classification
Nursing
Accession Number
995002038 a-g
Description
Nurse's pocket instrument kit (a) black leather kit with snap which has holders for seven instruments: (b) catheter made of silver metal; (c) clear glass eye dropper (no top); (d) syringe made of silver-coloured metal and unscrews into seven parts (e-g) silver-coloured metal needles which attach to…
Nurse's pocket instrument kit (a) black leather kit with snap which has holders for seven instruments: (b) catheter made of silver metal; (c) clear glass eye dropper (no top); (d) syringe made of silver-coloured metal and unscrews into seven parts (e-g) silver-coloured metal needles which attach to a syringe.
Number Of Parts
7
Part Names
a - leather case - Size: Length 17.5 cm. x Width 8.0 cm. x Depth 2.0 cm.
b - catheter - Size: Length 12.3 cm. x Width 5.0 cm.
c - eye dropper - Size: Length 7.4 cm. x Width 6.0 cm.
d - syringe - Size: Length 9.0 cm. x Width 8.0 cm.
e - needle - Size: Length 4.0 cm. x Width 8.0 cm.
f - needle - Size: Length 4.7 cm. x Width 8.0 cm.
g - needle - Size: Length 3.0 cm. x Width 8.0 cm.
Provenance
Ruth Wallace, Kingston General Hospital Graduate Class of 1931.
Printed inside case: "The J. F. HARTZ CO., Ltd. // Montreal - Toronto"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D5-4
Condition Remarks
Leather shows some cracking; several pieces are missing; #3: leather is very stiff
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Article
Reference Comments
Barb (Earl) Gilbert (Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing graduate Class of 1963 and daughter of Ruth Wallace)
Hunter Oatman-Stanford, "The Killer Mobile Device for Victorian Women," May 23rd, 2013. Collector's Weekly. https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/the-killer-mobile-device-for-victorian-women/
Research Facts
Pocket instrument kits like this one were sometimes referred to as chatelaine sets. Chatelaines were made in different types, mainly for women, for different hobbies or occupations; a chatelaine provided its wearer with exactly the tools she needed closest at hand.. They were inspired by the key rings carried by “la chatelaine,” the female head of a grand French estate.
Exhibit History
Artefact displayed at special Mass for nurses, St. Mary's Cathedral, Sunday, May 8, 2005, 11:15 a.m.; KGH Nursing Alumnae 2005 Special exhibit, Museum of Health Care, 20 May 2005-24 June 2005