University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Basic Science Artifacts
Classification
Basic Science, Bacteriology
Accession Number
1989.7.7
Description
Wooden case, mahogany finish, inset plate with manufacturer's name; fitted with equipment needed for the analysis of water and sewage; also contains a book on water analysis.
Wooden case, mahogany finish, inset plate with manufacturer's name; fitted with equipment needed for the analysis of water and sewage; also contains a book on water analysis.
Part Names
case - Size: Length 47.2 cm x Width 30.6 cm x Depth 13.3 cm
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mrs. D. McKinley.
On book: "J.C. Thresh"; "A Simple Method of Water Analysis"; "Sixth Edition, 1908"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F6-7
Condition Remarks
A bottle has leaked unevenly on the lift-out tray, destroying the wood and the lid lining over it; three broken vials of Nessler's solution were destroyed (impossible to repair).
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Photo
JPG
Reference Comments
Canadian Biographical Dictionary, p. 692; Ont. Medical Registry of 1872; Burroughs Wellcome Catalogue, 1913, pp. 50 and 158; CD #UHN
Research Facts
Belonged to Dr. Henry Turner (b. 1829), registered Ontario 1866, practised in Millbrook, Ontario ca. 1853-1898 and in NWT ca. 1895-1907; operated a drugstore in Millbrook from 1871.