Summary
Syringes - Glass, Mayer & Meltzner, circa 1900. Used in a psychiatric hospital in Victoria Australia
Physical Description
Black box containing 2 glass syringes with straight, tubular bodies and fine tear-shaped nozzles, waisted at outlet from main body. Plungers end in cotton- reel shape with cloth wound around as seal. Lid at top of tube is rubber, fitting over tube and with hole for plunger. Also 5 thinner glass tubes each with closed bulbous end with 5 minute holes over it and 1 end slightly waisted just before opening. Each tube very slightly bent in centre. Syringes and tubes are wrapped in brown tissue paper. Box oblong, with rounded corners and slide- off lid on top. Covered in black oil cloth.
Significance
Example of medical equipment used in psychiatric hospitals in Victoria Australia
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Office of Psychiatric Services, 03 Oct 1985
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Manufacturer
Mayer & Melzer, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Inscriptions
MAYER & MELTZER/LONDON/MELBOURNE & CAPE TOWN printed in gold on top of box lid. CZ/-; 21/-; written (in ink gone brown) on paper tag glued to bottom of box.
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overall dimensions
9 cm (Length), 9 cm (Width), 24.5 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Glass, Hospitals, Psychiatric Hospitals, Making History - Psych Services
