Summary
Wooden salt box, circa 1900 used at Mayday Hills Hospital a mental health hospital in Beechworth, Victoria Australia. May have been made by a patient as part of occupational therapy program.
Physical Description
Wooden box with wooden lid used for storage of salt or other foodstuffs. Handwritten in ink on one side "SALT". Box is glued together. Handle on lid (half of a wooden cotton reel) is screwed on.
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, 29 Sep 1992
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Place & Date Used
Mayday Hills Hospital, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, circa 1900
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Inscriptions
Inscribed side of box, ink: SALT.
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Classification
Medicine & health, Mental health - institutional life, Food & drink storage
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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overall dimensions
19.5 cm (Length), 19.5 cm (Width), 26 cm (Height)
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Exhibition Collection Management
188 mm (Length), 191 mm (Width), 270 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Hospitals, Mental Health, Mental Health Institutions, Making History - Psych Services
