Summary
Brass observation hole which would have been installed on a door in order to observe patients at a mental health hospital in Ballarat, Ballarat Mental Hospital, Victoria, Australia, circa 1900.
Physical Description
Observation hole has been set in block of wood. Consists of a shallow brass funnel, fastened by 4 screws. On the back is a missing cover with the pin remaining. Wood block has recently been labelled.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Ballarat Mental Hospital, Office of Psychiatric Services, May 1985
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Place & Date Used
Ballarat Mental Hospital, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, circa 1900
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Inscriptions
Printed: BALLARAT MENTAL HOSPITAL. Handwritten: To Miss R. Banchevska Mental Health Research Inst.
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Classification
Medicine & health, Mental health - institutional life, Building fittings
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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overall dimensions
11 cm (Length), 3 cm (Width), 11 cm (Height)
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References
Oral history
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Keywords
Building Security, Mental Health, Mental Health Institutions, Psychiatric Hospitals, Making History - Psych Services
