Summary
Made: Watt's Sheffield (U.K.), circa 1848 - 1950. Used in the laundrey of a Victorian psychiatric hospital.
Physical Description
Collar press consists of two pieces of wood, fastened together and screwed down with two metal clamps which apply pressure onto a wide metal strip which acts as a spring. There are rubber rests on the wooden base.
Significance
Example of laundering equipment used at Victorian psychiatric hospitals
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Home & Community, Medicine & Health, Public Life & Institutions
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Office of Psychiatric Services, May 1985
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Manufacturer
Watt's, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, Great Britain, circa 1900
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Place & Date Used
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Inscriptions
Label on base: MADE IN ENGLAND FOR/THE LEVIATHAN PTY, LTD./SWANSTON & BOURKE STREETS/MELBOURNE.
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Classification
Medicine & health, Mental health - institutional life, Laundering
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Object Measurements
303 mm (Width), 90 mm (Depth), 75 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Laundering, Psychiatric Hospitals, Making History - Psych Services
