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OBJECT TYPE: medical bag
DATE: 1850–1875
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0094.004

MANUFACTURER: STEVENS, J. & SON
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: London, England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 4
Total Parts: 16
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Wood drawer

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 11.8 cm
Width: 6.5 cm
Height: 2.9 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Instruments
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: STEVENS
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: London

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: This bag & instruments presumably used ca.1850s-1880s; possibly also used later.
Canada: Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material & trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum, Toronto ON.
Function: Drawer used in medical bag to facilitate storage and organisation of supplies.
Technical: Early medical bag containing assortment of gynecological instruments, most probably mfd. ca. late 18th c. (Chandler Instruments) to 1880s. (ref. 3)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: In white ink on the proper back: "X934.16.6 N"
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Black finished drawer.
Decoration: N/A

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STEVENS, J. & SON, Drawer, circa 1850–1875, Artifact no. 2002.0094, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0094.004/

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