Summary
Hair Crimping Iron, Circa 1920. Used at Mayday Hills Hospital, a mental health hospital in Beechworth, Victoria, Australia.
Part of the duties of attendants at psychiatric institutions was to clean and groom patients. Attendants often cut and styled patients' hair. It is not as yet known as to whether this was used on staff or patients.
Physical Description
Crimping tongs with wooden handles consist of two prongs and a sheet of metal bent in a "w" shape which lever together.
Significance
Example of personal grooming equipment used at a psychiatric hospital in Victoria Australia
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mayday Hills Hospital, Sep 1992
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Place Used
Mayday Hills Hospital, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, Circa 1920
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Classification
Medicine & health, Mental health - institutional life, Grooming & hygiene
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Discipline
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Type of item
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overall dimensions
4.3 cm (Length), 4 cm (Width), 23.5 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Hair Curling Irons, Haircare, Hospitals, Mental Health, Psychiatric Hospitals, Making History - Psych Services
