BINDER, RING
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- NEEDLE DISPLAY BOOK
- Date Range From
- 1950
- Date Range To
- 1960
- Materials
- PAPER, STEEL
- Catalogue Number
- P19960116034
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- NEEDLE DISPLAY BOOK
- Date Range From
- 1950
- Date Range To
- 1960
- Materials
- PAPER, STEEL
- No. Pieces
- 6
- Height
- 3
- Length
- 28.1
- Width
- 17.5
- Description
- BLUE TWO RING BINDER WITH 5 NEEDLE DISPLAY CARDS IN IT. BINDER IS COVERED WITH NAVY BLUE LEATHERETTE AND HAS SILVER STENCILLED WRITING ON COVER. COVER READS "SUTUCRAFT SURGEON'S NEEDLES" AND "DISTRIBUTED BY THE STEVENS COMPANIES TORONTO, WINNINPEG, CALGARY, VANCOUVER" AND "MADE BY A.W. SHOWELL (SURGICRAFT) LTD. REDDITCH, ENGLAND". ALONG SPINE OF BINDER IS "SUTUCRAFT". EACH CARD IS HEAVY BLACK CARDBOARD WITH NUMEROUS STEEL NEEDLES FASTENED WITH COTTON STITCHES. SEVERAL CARDS HAVE A FEW NEEDLES MISSING. EACH CARD HAS THE SAME PRINTING AS ON COVER, EXCEPT ACROSS TOP, AND HAS LABELLING FOR THE VARIOUS TYPES AND STYLES OF NEEDLES. EACH CARD HAS STEEL EYELETS IN HOLE PUNCHES. RED AND WHITE PAPER LABEL STUCK TO COVER HAS "OPERATING ROOM" HANDWRITTEN ON IT IN BLUE INK.
- Historical Association
- HEALTH SERVICES
- History
- NEEDLES AND BOOK WERE REMOVED FROM ST. MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL BEFORE THE BUILDING WAS DEMOLISHED IN 1996. FOR MORE HISTORY ON THE HOSPITAL SEE P19960116001-GA.
- Catalogue Number
- P19960116034
- Acquisition Date
- 1996-01
- Collection
- Museum
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