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URINAL

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Material Type
Artifact
Materials
STAINLESS STEEL, COTTON
Catalogue Number
P19960116019
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Material Type
Artifact
Date
1992
Materials
STAINLESS STEEL, COTTON
No. Pieces
2
Height
22
Diameter
11
Description
STAINLESS STEEL JUG WITH WHITE COTTON BAG. STAINLESS STEEL JUG HAS CYLINDRICAL BODY WITH SIDE FLATTENED TO SIT HORIZONTALLY. SIDE OPPOSITE TO FLATTENED SIDE HAS 1.7CM WIDE STAINLESS STEEL BAND HANDLE RIVETED TO SIDE OF JUG. JUG HAS ROUNDED SHOULDER WHICH NARROWS TO FLARED RIM OPENING. HAND ENGRAVED ON BOTTOM OF JUG IS "SMH" AND "CSR 92". STAMPED INTO HANDLE IS "188 STAINLESS STEEL JAPAN" AND "SH-550". WHITE COTTON BAG IS RECTANGULAR WITH 1CM WIDE COTTON STRAP SEWN AT SEAMS CREATING HANDLE. COTTON STRAP HAS ZIG-ZAG WEAVE AND YELLOW LINE RUNNING ALONG MIDDLE OF STRAP. BAG HAS SIMPLE SEAM AND FOLDED TOP HEM. STAMPED IN BLACK ON SIDE OF BAG IS CIRCULAR LOGO WITH SIX PETAL FLOWER AT CENTER. AROUND FLOWER READS "LETHBRIDGE REGIONAL LAUNDRY". INK FROM STAMP HAS SOAKED THROUGH TO OTHER SIDE OF BAG. ONE END OF BAG HAS 9CM LONG PIECE OF MASKING TAPE WITH DIAGONAL BLACK STRIPES. WHITE LINEN LABEL SEWN ON INSIDE SEAM HAS "LETHBRIDGE REGIONAL LAUNDRY" STAMPED IN BLACK. ALSO HAS "STYLE 51-4312 SW" AND "MADE IN CANADA FABRIQUE DU CANADA" AS WELL AS STAMPS TOO WORN TO BE LEGIBLE. BAG HAS THREE SMALL HORIZONTAL TEARS IN ITS BODY.
Subjects
TOILET ARTICLE
Historical Association
HEALTH SERVICES
History
URINAL WAS REMOVED FROM ST. MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL BEFORE THE HOSPITAL WAS DEMOLISHED IN 1996. FOR MORE HISTORY ON THE HOSPITAL SEE P19960116001-GA.
Catalogue Number
P19960116019
Acquisition Date
1996-01
Collection
Museum
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