Summary
Possibly used in the surgery at Mayday Hills Hospital, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, circa 1920. Made by J.F.MacFarlan & Co.Ltd.,
Physical Description
Small round aluminium tin with paper label on top, containing black horsehair sutures.
Significance
Example of surgical equipment used in Victorian mental health hospitals
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mayday Hills Hospital, Sep 1992
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Inscriptions
Printed label: J.F. MACFARLAN & CO. LTD./FOR SURGICAL USE ONLY/STRANDS/BLACK HORSEHAIR SUTURES/inches long/EDINBURGH & LONDON.
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Object Measurements
75 mm (Width), 18 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Mental Health, Mental Health Institutions, Psychiatric Hospitals, Surgical Apparatus & Instruments, Making History - Psych Services
