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Keys - Iron, circa 1860
Reg. No: SH 850111
- Summary:
- Set out five iron keys used at the mental health hospital Yarra Bend Asylum, possibly between 1848-1925. They were used to unlock the doors of wards and possibly work areas at Yarra Bend Lunatic Asylum, Victoria, Australia.
- Description:
- A bunch of five hand-made keys, made from what appears to be iron.The bunch is tied together with a piece of modern string. The keys are all very heavy and solid.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Yarra Bend Mental Asylum
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 13.00 cm (Height), 1.50 cm (Width), 9.00 cm (Length) |
More information
| Tagged with: | hospitals, mental health, mental health institutions, keys keyways |
| Themes this item is part of: | Psychiatric Institutions of the Past, Psychiatric Services Collection, Medicine in Society Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection |
| Primary Classification: | MEDICINE & HEALTH |
| Secondary Classification: | Mental Health - Institutional Life |
| Tertiary Classification: | building fittings |
| Date Made: | 1848 |
| Place & Date Used: | Yarra Bend Mental Asylum, Fairfield, Victoria, Australia, circa 1860 |
| Place & Date Used: | Kew, Victoria, Australia, 1848 |
| References: | Card |
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