Summary
Alternative Name(s): Hat, Helmet
Cotton cap padded with kapok used in a mental health hospital in Victoria, Australia, circa 1900. Padded caps were used by patients to minimise head injuries, particularly when they experienced epileptic seizures.
Physical Description
Double layered cap made with strong cotton as outer lining and wool as inner lining; kapok for padding and cotton strap band on top and both sides. Rougly repaired (?) with black machine stitch around lower edge.
More Information
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Office of Psychiatric Services, May 1985
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overall dimensions
26 cm (Length), 11 cm (Width)
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References
oral history.
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Keywords
Headwear, Psychiatric Hospitals, Making History - Psych Services
