Oval gold-coloured metal pin with a straight pin and clasp at the back to allow it to be attached to clothing; the front of the pin has dark blue enamel along the outside edges, with gold lettering on top; the centre of the pin has a crest with four symbols (flowers, hospital cross, a caduceus symb…
Oval gold-coloured metal pin with a straight pin and clasp at the back to allow it to be attached to clothing; the front of the pin has dark blue enamel along the outside edges, with gold lettering on top; the centre of the pin has a crest with four symbols (flowers, hospital cross, a caduceus symbol and a lamp); received for fifteen years of employment.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Donated by Pat Daniels, the nephew of the original owner, Queenie Cooke, graduate of the Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1927.
Maker
Birks
Dates
1927
1942
circa 1927-1942
Date Remarks
Miss Cooke began working at the Belleville General Hospital after she graduated
Material
metal: yellow
enamel: dark blue
Inscriptions
Front edges of pin read, "BELLEVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL. // 15"; the back of the pin is stamped, "BIRKS // GF" in the centre.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C5-1
Length
1.1 cm
Width
1.6 cm
Depth
0.4 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length: 1.1 cm. x Width: 1.6 cm. x Depth: 0.4 cm.
Condition Remarks
The solder joining the clasp to the pin has darkened; there are no missing sections and no excessive wear on the pin; the back pin and clasp work
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Websites
Reference Comments
Quinte Health Care, "History". https://www.qhc.on.ca/history-p36.php#:~:text=In%201983%2C%20ownership%20of%20the,and%20Trenton%20in%20November%201998.
"BGH Museum of Health Care," Quinte Health Care. https://www.qhc.on.ca/bgh-museum.php
Research Facts
The Belleville General Hospital was built from the fundraising efforts of the Women's Christian Association in Belleville, and opened on July 20th, 1886. It had at that time three nurses and eight beds. The Belleville General Hospital School of Nursing had their first class graduates in 1895, of only five nurses. The classes grew over the years to as many as forty in a class. Their last nursing class graduated in 1970. Nursing education was a three year program.