A fabric-lined leather case contains a urine analysis set.
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Dr. J. Hannah of Toronto; Dr. Weston L. Herriman.
Maker
Parke, Davis & Co.
Dates
1890
1910
1890-1910
Material
leather: brown
fabric: red
glass: clear
paper: red; white
Inscriptions
On a label inside the case, below the vial: "URINARY TEST PAPERS // . . . // ALBUMIN AND SUGAR // . . . // PARKE, DAVIS & CO."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F6-12
Condition Remarks
#2: case lid is totally detached from lower part and felt lining of lid is totally detached from lid; leather covering is worn, especially at corners; paper is yellowed and stained; no cracks or chips in glass
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Reference Comments
UHN artefact files;
Research Facts
This artefact is part of a set of surgical instruments belonging to Dr. Weston L. Herriman, who was one of the first nine students who graduated in 1855 from the newly formed School of Medicine at the Church of Scotland-affiliated University of
Queen's College (1854, Kingston, Ont.). The nine senior students had transferred from the Anglican Upper Canada School of Medicine (Toronto) to the new school at Queen's.
Exhibit History
On exhibit "When Medicine Met Science," Case 9 Museum of Health Care, April 29, 2003 - 25 Jan 2017