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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1962
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2009.0060.018

MANUFACTURER: Crown
MODEL: E B 105
LOCATION: Japan

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 18
Total Parts: 36
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: green glazed ceramic tile.

Dimensions

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

Length: 10.9 cm
Width: 10.9 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Crown
Country: Japan
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Saskatchewan
Period: Not used after 2005.
Canada: Weyburn Mental Hospital in Weyburn, SK opened its doors in 1921 and closed (as the Souris Valley Hospital) in 2005. From the 1940s to 1971 it took part in controversial treatments for mental illness including lobotomy and electro shock therapy. It was also famous for its pioneering experiments with LSD in the 1950s and 60s. Dr. Humphrey Osmond, who coined the term "psychedelic" performed several experiments with patients and university students. In its heyday, the Weyburn was a well-equipped, self-sufficient health facility. Some complained that it was even better equipped than the local hospital. Much of the old equipment and supplies went to developing countries when the shut-down occurred and some went to the University of Regina theatrical department. [Ref. 1]
Function: Wall covering designed to calm and soothe mood.
Technical: Green tile purposefully designed and applied to achieve specific psychological [calming] effect.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Markings obscured by plaster.
Missing: None.
Finish: Pale green ceramic tile has smooth glazed surface; rough, unglazed off-white ceramic on reverse.
Decoration: N/A

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Crown, Tile, circa 1962, Artifact no. 2009.0060, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2009.0060.018/

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