Summary
Handle for dental instrument, circa 1920. Used in the mental health hospital - Lakeside Hospital, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Physical Description
Handle made of wood, octagonal in shape tapering to a metal fitting.
Significance
Example of dental equipment used in Victorian mental health hospitals
More Information
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Lakeside Mental Hospital, Office of Psychiatric Services, May 1985
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Overall Dimensions
9.5 cm (Length), 1.5 cm (Width), 1.5 cm (Height)
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References
Card with exhibit
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Keywords
Dental Apparatus & Instruments, Mental Health, Mental Health Institutions, Psychiatric Hospitals, Making History - Psych Services
