Summary
Wooden plaster spreader circa 1900 used in a mental health hospital in Beechworth Victoria Australia. Possibly used in conjunction with the plasterer's bucket (750.3) to spread plaster, perhaps on a wattle and daub surface.
Physical Description
Wooden tool, possibly used in conjunction with the plasterer's bucket (item 750.3) to spread plaster, perhaps on a wattle and daub surface. Tool consists of eleven pointed narrow slats of soft wood (possibly pine), fastened together by four horizontal wooden slats, two on each side, with a long wooden handle made from three pieces of wood protruding from the middle. Fastened by nails. Many traces of plaster or clay remain.
Significance
Example of building equipment used at a mental health hospital in Victoria Australia
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mayday Hills Hospital, 01 Oct 1992
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Place & Date Used
Beechworth Mental Hospital (Beechworth Asylum), Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, circa 1900
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Classification
Medicine & health, Mental health - institutional life, Building maintenance
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Type of item
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overall dimensions
30 cm (Length), 4 cm (Width), 48 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Hospitals, Mental Health, Mental Health Institutions, Making History - Psych Services
