Summary
Pruning secateurs, circa 1879, used at a Victorian psychiatric hospital, Sunbury Mental Hospital. They were allegedly made by one of the patients at Sunbury Mental Hospital. They were possibly used 1879-1940.
Physical Description
Secateurs made of iron with short curved blades.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Sunbury Mental Hospital (Asylum), Office of Psychiatric Services, May 1985
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Place & Date Made
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Place & Date Used
Sunbury Mental Hospital (Asylum), Sunbury, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1900
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Classification
Medicine & health, Mental health - occupational therapy, Products
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
12.5 cm (Length), 32.5 cm (Height)
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References
Card with display. Oral history.
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Keywords
Gardening, Mental Health, Mental Health Institutions, Metalworking, Occupational Therapy, Psychiatric Hospitals, Making History - Psych Services
