Summary
Made by Ethicon, Johnson & Johnson Pty.Ltd., 1958. Purchased for use in a surgery at Mayday Hills Hospital. Victoria, Australia
Physical Description
Cardboard carton with lift-off lid and twelve compartments holding six glass tubes containing catgut sutures in liquid. Each tube has a printed label in- side.
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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Manufacturer
Johnson & Johnson, Sydney, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1958
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Place & Date Used
Mayday Hills Hospital, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, 1958
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Inscriptions
Printed label: NON-BOILABLE/ETHICON/SURGICAL CATGUT, B.P./STANDARD TUBES/TYPE PLAIN. [Extensive text].
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overall dimensions
8.9 cm (Length), 3.1 cm (Width), 11 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Mental Health, Mental Health Institutions, Psychiatric Hospitals, Surgical Apparatus & Instruments, Making History - Psych Services
