Summary
Alternative Name(S): Football, Hand Ball, Handball
Ball - cloth, circa 1880. Found under floorboards of one of the oldest buildings (1880s) at Caloola Training Centre, Sunbury, a psychiatric hospital in Victoria Australia. May have been used either as a handball or a football.
Physical Description
Handmade ball has flattened base. Brown cloth covering has worn away on top and sides and continues to unravel. Second layer of brown and pink-brown fibres also unravelling. Third layer of black compacted fibre visible on top of ball. Outer cloth sewn together around middle of ball.
Significance
Example of recreation activities at psychiatric hospital in Victoria Australia
More Information
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Caloola Training Centre, Nov 1992
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Place Used
Caloola Training Centre, Sunbury, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Circa 1880
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Place Used
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Classification
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Type of item
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overall dimensions
7.5 cm (Length), 5 cm (Width), 6.5 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Hospitals, Psychiatric Hospitals, Recreation Activities, Making History - Psych Services
