Material Type

Artifact

Date Range From

1930

Date Range To

1955

Materials

STEEL

No. Pieces

1

Height

2.5

Length

20

Width

2.8

Diameter

2.5

Description

A STEEL SYRINGE. THERE IS AN ORANGE PLASTIC RING ON THE BASE OF THE SYRINGE PLUNGER. PRINTED ONTO THE SIDE OF THE SYRINGE, THE TEXT READS “ASTRA MADE IN CANADA”. VERY GOOD CONDITION: THE PATINA IS SCUFFED AND SCRATCHED ALL OVER.

Subjects

MEDICAL & DENTAL T&E

Historical Association

HEALTH SERVICES

ASSOCIATIONS

History

UPON DONATION TO THE MUSEUM, COLLECTIONS TECHNICIAN KEVIN MACLEAN ASKED MEMBERS OF THE GALT SCHOOL OF NURSING (GSN) ALUMNAE TO PROVIDE WRITTEN ANSWERS ON QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO EACH ARTIFACT DONATED IN THE COLLECTION. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION HAS COME FROM THOSE RESPONSES CORRESPONDING TO EACH INDIVIDUAL ARTIFACT. THIS IS A METAL SYRINGE THAT WAS USED IN THE OPERATING ROOM, BUT ALSO COULD HAVE BEEN USED BY ANY DEPARTMENT. THE ARTIFACT WOULD HAVE BEEN USED BY NURSES OR DOCTORS FROM THE DATES “1955 TO PRESENT”. PRESENT WOULD BE REFERENCE TO THE TIME OF DONATION (2014). THIS ARTIFACT IS AMONG A COLLECTION DONATED NEAR THE END OF 2014, BEING THE SECOND WAVE OF GSN ARTIFACTS ACQUIRED THAT YEAR. WITH THE FIRST WAVE OF GSN ARTIFACTS COLLECTED IN SUMMER 2014, COLLECTIONS TECHNICIAN KEVIN MACLEAN INTERVIEWED THE PAST ARCHIVISTS OF THE GALT SCHOOL OF NURSING COLLECTION, SHIRLEY HIGA, ELAINE HAMILTON, AND SUE KYLLO, ABOUT THEIR INVOLVEMENT WITH THE GSN ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION AND THE HISTORY OF ARTIFACTS DONATED. FOR THAT INFORMATION, PLEASE REFER TO P20140006001. PLEASE SEE THE PERMANENT FILE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Catalogue Number

P20140049017

Acquisition Date

2014-11

Collection

Museum

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