Summary
Nails - Iron, Circa 1860. Possibly hand-forged. Used in the building of the ceiling of Mayday Hills Hospital (also refered to as Beechworth Lunatic Asylum), a mental health hospital in Beechworth, Victoria, Australia.
Physical Description
Eleven hand forged nails used in the original ceiling of Beechworth Mental Hospital. Nails have a square head and four sides to shaft of nail. Nail is wider at head and tapers down at end.
Significance
Example of building equipment used in a psychiatric hospital in Victoria Australia
More Information
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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 1860
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Classification
Medicine & health, Mental health - institutional life, Building fittings
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Keywords
Building & Construction, Hospitals, Mental Health, Psychiatric Hospitals, Making History - Psych Services
