Summary
Truncheon used for disciplining patients in a mental health hospital in Victoria Australia circa 1910.
Physical Description
Length of black rubber hose re-inforced with canvas. Leather thong tied into a loop which is held around wrist. Part of hose near hand end is broken and rubber is cracked in various places. Appears to have been fashioned by the user out of a piece of hose.
Significance
Example of equipment used to discipline patients in a mental health hospital in Victoria Australia circa 1910
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Office of Psychiatric Services, May 1985
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Date Used
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
44 cm (Length), 1 cm (Height)
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Exhibition Collection Management
1 mm (Length), 44 mm (Height)
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Dimensions
425 mm (Length), 20 mm (Outside Diameter)
Measurement From Conservation. Length measurement taken with tube in slightly bent position
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References
Oral history: Dr E.C. Dax, 29.6.1992
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Keywords
Hospitals, Psychiatric Services, Making History - Psych Services
