TIN
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- COTTON BALLS
- Date Range From
- 1950
- Date Range To
- 1960
- Materials
- TIN, COTTON
- Catalogue Number
- P20060034008
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- COTTON BALLS
- Date Range From
- 1950
- Date Range To
- 1960
- Materials
- TIN, COTTON
- No. Pieces
- 9
- Height
- 19.4
- Diameter
- 7.3
- Description
- RED TIN CONTAINER WITH BLACK TEXT READING "ELASTOPLAST...BANDAGE", AND WHITE LABEL ON LID READING "COTTON BALLS". TOTAL PIECES 9. SURFACE OF TIN IS WORN, SCRATCHED, AND DENTED. SURFACE EXHIBITS LOSS OF PAINT THROUGHOUT. CONDITION POOR. TIN CONTAINS UNUSED WHITE COTTON BALLS, 8 PIECES, CONDITION VERY GOOD.
- Subjects
- MEDICAL & DENTAL T&E
- Historical Association
- HEALTH SERVICES
- History
- PART OF CONTENTS OF DOCTOR BAG BELONGING TO DR. EDMUND CAIRNS. TIN CONTAINER WAS FROM PREVIOUSLY USED PRODUCT (BANDAGES), NOW CONTAINS COTTON BALLS THAT WOULD LIKELY BE USED TO SWAB AND/OR CLEAN TARGET AREAS. LIKELY PURCHASED FROM LOCAL PHARMACY. INFORMATION OBTAINED BY DR. GORE-HICKMAN, LOCAL PEDIATRICIAN AND FORMER PEER OF DR. CAIRNS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE P20060034001 AND PERMANENT FILE.
- Catalogue Number
- P20060034008
- Acquisition Date
- 2006-10
- Collection
- Museum
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