Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

MEDICAL TRANSPORT CASE

Date

1989

Materials

PLASTIC, LEATHER, STEEL, PAPER

No. Pieces

9

Height

27

Length

33

Width

23.5

Description

RECTANGULAR WHITE PLASTIC CASE WITH OPEN TOP AND MOLDED HANDLES ON ENDS. BOTTOM OF CASE HAS 1CM RAISED DIVIDER THROUGH MIDDLE OF CASE. FOLDED RECTANGUALR STEEL HANDLES ARE SCREWED INTO FRONT AND BACK OF CASE. INSIDE OF CASE IS LINED WITH 4.8CM THICK STYROFOAM. IN CENTER OF CASE IS FOAM CUT OUT WITH TWO CIRCLES FOR PLACING JARS. SECOND RECTANGULAR FOAM CUT OUT ALSO HAS TWO CIRCLES CUT INTO IT AND IS PLACED OVER TOP JARS. SIDES OF CASE HAVE BRIGHT ORANGE PAPER LABELS WITH BLACK PRINTING. THEY READ "FRAGILE", "HUMAN EYES" AND LARGE LABEL READS "FRAGILE DO NOT DROP OR TIP HAND CARRY HUMAN EYES". LABEL ALSO HAS LIONS CLUB LOGO WITH "LIONS EYE BANK ROCKYVIEW GENERAL HOSPITAL 7007 - 14TH STREET S.W. CALGARY, ALBERTA T2V 1P9 PHONE (403) 259-7606 24 HOURS A DAY". RED PLASTIC LID HAS BROWN PLASTIC HANDLE WITH BRASS HINGES. HAS WHITE PAPER LABELS THAT READ "FRAGILE HANDLE WITH CARE" AND ONE HAS BEEN TORN OFF. RAISED IN CIRCLE NEAR HANDLE IS "MADE IN CANADA". WHITE PLASTIC BELT WITH STEEL BUCKLE WRAPS AROUND MIDDLE TO HOLD LID SHUT. BELT HAS NUMEROUS MARKS. LEATHER I.D. CASE IS LOOPED AROUND HANDLE WITH LEATHER STRAP THAT HAS HARBINGER CLIP AND STEEL LOOP. LEATHER CASE IS RECTANGULAR WITH CRISS-CROSS LEATHER STITCH ALONG EDGES. FRONT HAS CUT OUT WITH CLEAR PLASTIC WINDOW. INSIDE LEATHER CASE IS ADHESIVE STICKER WITH BACK STILL ON IT. FRONT HAS LION'S LOGO AND SAME ADDRESS AS LISTED ABOVE. HAND PRINTED IN BLACK INK IS "EMERGENCY DEPT ST. MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL 1315 - 9 AVE A SOUTH LETHBRIDGE, ALTA CALL 327-1531 FOR PICK-UP". ALSO INSIDE CASE IS FOLDED FORM WITH LIONS LOGO AT TOP WHICH IS "EYE DONOR HISTORY FORM". FORM HAS SPACES FOR PERSONAL INFORMATION, AN ILLNESS HISTORY LIST AND CONSENT FOR BLOOD TESTS AND USE. BLOOD SAMPLE AND CONSENT SECTIONS ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN PINK. TRANSPORT CASE ALSO HAS PACKAGE WITH TWO GLASS TRANSPORT JARS. PACKAGE IS WHITE PAPER BACK AND TRANSPARENT GREEN PLASTIC FRONT. CONTAINS TWO GLASS JARS WITH STEEL SCREW TOPS AND STEEL FRAMES FOR EYES TO BE IMMERSED IN. HANDPRINTED ON FRONT IN BLACK IS "EYE JARS EYE BANK 89-11-12" AND INITIALLED "SP". HAS BLUE AND WHITE PRICE TAG WITH "EXPIRES DATE LIMITE NOV 128912". ON BACK OF PACKAGE IS "THE GREENLINE MADE IN CANADA BY DRG INC.". HAS ONE BROWN AND ONE GREEN MAPLE LEAF INDICATING THAT PACKAGE AND CONTENTS HAVE BEEN STERILIZED.

Subjects

CONTAINER

MEDICAL & DENTAL T&E

Historical Association

HEALTH SERVICES

History

EYE TRANSPORT CASE WAS REMOVED FROM ST. MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL BEFORE THE HOSPITAL WAS DEMOLISHED IN 1996. FOR MORE HISTORY ON HOSPITAL SEE P19960116001-GA.

Catalogue Number

P19960116100

Acquisition Date

1996-01

Collection

Museum

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