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tongue depressors
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Dates
1950's (?)
circa 1950's (?)
Collection
Dr. H. C. Mabee Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Otolaryngology
Accession Number
992042001 a-u
Description
Wooden tongue depressors (20) in box
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Accession Number
992042001 a-u
Collection
Dr. H. C. Mabee Collection
Category
Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
Classification
Otolaryngology
MeSH Heading
Diagnosis, Oral -- instrumentation
MM= Depressor -- tongue
Description
Wooden tongue depressors (20) in box
Number Of Parts
21
Part Names
a - box - Size: Length 15.2 cm. x Width 19.0 cm. x Depth 0.0
b - u - tongue depressors - Size:
Provenance
Belonged to Dr. H.C. Mabee
Maker
John Lewis Industries Ltd.
Site Made (City)
Grand'mere
Site Made (State)
Quebec
Site Made (Country)
Canada
Dates
1950's (?)
circa 1950's (?)
Date Remarks
style of lettering (KK)
Material
pasteboard: green; pink; cream
wood: natural
paper: cream; blue
Inscriptions
Box printed on 5 sides; top: Superior // THE LEWIS LINE ... // WOOD // tongue depressors;
front: Superior // WOOD // tongue depressors; 2 sides same: 100 // senior 6 // SANITARY //
tongue depressors // JOHN LEWIS INDUSTRIES LTD. // GRAND'MERE - QUE.; back: THESE GOODS
ARE PRODUCED FROM SELECTED TIMBER KILN DRIED UNDER EXTREMELY HIGH TEMPERATURE. WHILE
INEXPENSIVE THEY ARE THE BEST OF THEIR KIND. PHYSICIANS PREFER THE WOOD DEPRESSOR, WHICH
IS SANITARY AND THROWN AWAY AFTER ONCE HAVING BEEN USED.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E3-1
Condition Remarks
(a) - faded; abrasions and creasing
Reference Types
JPG
Reference Comments
CD #3
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