Summary
Made: circa 1912 - 1950. Used: Bundoora, Victoria, Australia, circa 1912 - 1950. Used in the surgery at Mont Park Mental Hospital
Physical Description
Tongue depressor is a metal strip with rounded ends; one slightly broader and ridged on the inside. The strip has a right-angle bend, slightly nearer the thin end. Its sides are minutely concaved.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mont Park Mental Hospital (Asylum), Office of Psychiatric Services, May 1985
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Place & Date Used
Mont Park Mental Hospital (Asylum), Bundoora, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1912-1950
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Type of item
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Object Measurements
28 mm (Width), 100 mm (Depth), 100 mm (Height)
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References
card with exhibit.
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Keywords
Psychiatric Hospitals, Surgical Instruments, Making History - Psych Services
