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Salt Box & Lid - Wooden, circa 1900
Reg. No: SH 923184
- Summary:
- Wooden salt box, circa 1900 used at Mayday Hills Hospital a mental health hospital in Beechworth, Victoria Australia. May have been made by a patient as part of occupational therapy program.
- Description:
- Wooden box with wooden lid used for storage of salt or other foodstuffs. Handwritten in ink on one side "SALT". Box is glued together. Handle on lid (half of a wooden cotton reel) is screwed on.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Mayday Hills Mental Hospital, 1992
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 26.00 cm (Height), 19.50 cm (Width), 19.50 cm (Length) |
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| Tagged with: | hospitals, mental health, mental health institutions |
| Themes this item is part of: | Psychiatric Services Collection, Medicine in Society Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection |
| Primary Classification: | MEDICINE & HEALTH |
| Secondary Classification: | Mental Health - Institutional Life |
| Tertiary Classification: | food & drink storage |
| Inscriptions: | Inscribed side of box, ink: SALT. |
| Place & Date Used: | Mayday Hills Mental Hospital, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, circa 1900 |
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