Door Spring - Horton, circa 1950

Horton door check and spring circa 1950 used in a mental health hospital in Victoria Australia

Long door check and spring iron cylinder cream enamel paint on metal hinge with hydraulic movement with 5 screw holes with attached handle.

Example of building fittings used in a mental health hospital in Victoria Australia

More Information

Collection Names

Psychiatric Services Collection
Collecting Areas

Medicine & Health, Public Life & Institutions
Acquisition Information

Donation from Office of Psychiatric Services, May 1985
Place & Date Used

Victoria, Australia, circa 1950
Inscriptions

The Horton Door Check and Spring No. 2.
Classification

Medicine & health, Mental health - institutional life, Building fittings
Category

History & Technology
Discipline

History
Type of item

Object
Overall Dimensions

33 cm (Length), 25 cm (Height)
Keywords

Hospitals, Psychiatric Services, Making History - Psych Services