Sterilization container for syringes and needles, consisting of (a) a metal box with lid (b) and metal perforated insert (c).
Number Of Parts
3
Part Names
a - sterilization container - Size: Length 25.0 cm x Width 14.6 cm x Depth 12.0 cm
b - lid - Size: Length 26.0 cm x Width 15.0 cm x Depth 2.0 cm
c - insert - Size: Length 23.0 cm x Width 12.0 cm x Depth 9.0 cm
Provenance
Used at the Kingston Psychiatric Hospital
Maker
Vollrath
Dates
1960
circa 1960
Date Remarks
C. Page, retired RN
Material
metal: silver
Inscriptions
An adhesive mark with ink graffiti in the form of a triangle on the lid; a manufacturer's mark, "VOLLRATH" stamped on the bottom of the box; on the insert (c) there are six small adhesive strips numbered "18", "20", "21", "16", "22", "25".
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0007
0007-M2-3
Condition Remarks
Container: interior has 15 circular stains; bottom has one-cm circular residual brown adhesive patch; lid: top has two brown adhesive marks; insert: has general staining and two 4-cm strips of corrosion.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Person
JPG
Reference Comments
C. Page, ret. nurse; "Hospital and Physicians Equipment and Supplies," the J.F. Hartz Co., Ltd., 1960, p. 267 (fig. 7H-332-A) (see attached photocopy); CD #6
Research Facts
The numbers on the insert indicate needle sized; number 18 would be used for thicker fluids such as blood.