University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Military Medicine
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
General Treatment
Military Medicine
Accession Number
1974.2.1 a-n
Description
A cloth case (a) with pouches for instruments and vials folds in half for fastening with zippers; has a cloth carrying handle and a cloth belt to go around the waist; contents are: (b) stainless steel tube-shaped container for (d-f); (c) stainless steel screw-on lid for (b); (d) ground glass and me…
A cloth case (a) with pouches for instruments and vials folds in half for fastening with zippers; has a cloth carrying handle and a cloth belt to go around the waist; contents are: (b) stainless steel tube-shaped container for (d-f); (c) stainless steel screw-on lid for (b); (d) ground glass and metal 2 cc syringe; (e) ground glass plunger for (d); (f) screw-in metal end for (b), holder for two metal syringe needles; (g) stainless steel cylinder, empty except for a cotton puff in the bottom and a typed note that says, "Normally contains 1x10cc Sterile Soln. of Morphine Sulphate - 1/2 gr./cc"; (h) stainless steel lid for (g); (i-j) hemostatic (?) forceps, straight, mortise joint (?) and fully toothed jaws; (k) head lamp, cylindrical in shape, light ball and socket fitting onto a white head band, black and red cord connects to power source (l); (l) Eveready battery for the head lamp with positive and negative poles; (m-n) red glass marking pencils with gold-coloured tips.
Number Of Parts
15
Part Names
a - cloth case - Size: Length 43.2 cm x Width 39.4 cm
b - tube container - Size: Length 12.0 cm
c - tube container lid - Size: Depth 2.5 cm x Diam. 2.2 cm
d - syringe - Size: Length 9.5 cm
e - plunger - Size: Length 6.3 cm
f - metal end for (b) - Size: Length 6.5 cm
g - cylinder - Size: Length 5.8 cm x Diam. 2.8 cm
h - lid for (g) - Size: Depth 0.7 cm x Diam. 2.8 cm
i - forceps - Size: Length 14.6 cm
j- forceps - Size: Length 14.6 cm
k - head band - Size: Length 69.8 cm
l - battery - Size: Length 10.2 cm x Width 7.6 cm x Depth 3.5 cm
m - pencil - Size: Length 17.8 cm
n - pencil - Size: Length 17.8 cm
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Dr. John W. Scott of Toronto.
(a) label on front reads, "GUTTA PERCHA & RUBBER LIMITED, TORONTO CANADA 1943"; (d) on side of glass tube: "B-D YALE-LOK Becton Dickinson & Co [in cursive], 4233Y"; inscribed on metal tip: "B-D LUER-LOK PAT. 1742497"; on the needle is inscribed: "B-D 26, YALE RUSTLESS"; (g) typed note reads, "Normally contains 1 x 10 cc. Sterile Soln. of Morphine Sulphate - 1/2 gr./CC."; (i) and (j) "STAINLESS STEEL" engraved on handle; (l) on front, in blue type: "EVEREADY, TRADE MARK, BATTERY, DRY, LIGHT, EMERGENCY, TYPE D, R.C.A.F. REF. NO. 5J/74, 4.5 VOLTS, R.C.N. REF. No. 52 CM, . . . Discard battery when discharged or after NOV 1944., CANADIAN NATIONAL CARBON CO., LIMITED, MADE IN CANADA"; (m) and (n) "CENCO 14022C GLASS MARKING PENCIL MADE IN U.S.A."; (o) "The Journal of the Canadian Medical Services // May 1946 Vol. 3 No. 4 Naval Medical Research, issued by authority of the Ministry of National Defence . . . [etc.]"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D4-10
Condition Remarks
Some of the contents of the kit seem to be missing; #2: the rubber cord on the band in the case is crumbling.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
JPG
Reference Comments
CD #UHN
Research Facts
Battle belt for treatment of emergency injuries on board small vessels, developed by the RCN Medical Research Unit during WW II.