Summary
Wall clock used in a mental health hospital in Victoria Australia, circa 1890.
Physical Description
Large, round wall clock. Wood case with hinged glass door with metal rim. Face is white with black roman numeral hours, minute marks and black hands. 15cm x 8cm hinged wooden door on either side of casing to allow access to inner workings; 10cm x 8cm locked door underneath clock to allow access to swing pendulum if clock stops. Clock is key-wound. Winding key is brass. Two wooden pegs behind left side of clock; one wooden peg behind right side of clock, possibly to remove whole face of clock.
Significance
Example of furnishings used in a mental health hospital in Victoria Australia
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mayday Hills Hospital, Sep 1992
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Manufacturer
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Place & Date Used
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Inscriptions
Face of clock, black ink: KILPATRICK & CO./LONDON. Impressed on winding key: SWISS MADE/3.50, Inscribed inside door, handwritten in pencil: 7196.
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Classification
Medicine & health, Mental health - institutional life, Furnishings
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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overall dimensions
39 cm (Length), 17 cm (Width), 40 cm (Height)
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Exhibition Collection Management
387 mm (Length), 387 mm (Width), 153 mm (Height)
keys measure 48 x 45 x 6mm and 30 x 15 x 4mm
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Dimensions
17 cm (Height), 41 cm (Outside Diameter)
Measurement From Conservation.
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Keywords
Hospitals, Mental Health, Mental Health Institutions, Making History - Psych Services
