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Tongue Depressor - Metal, circa 1950
Reg. No: SH 850076
- Summary:
- Made: circa 1912 - 1950. Used: Bundoora, Victoria, Australia, circa 1912 - 1950. Used in the surgery at Mont Park Mental Hospital
- Description:
- Tongue depressor is a metal strip with rounded ends; one slightly broader and ridged on the inside. The strip has a right-angle bend, slightly nearer the thin end. Its sides are minutely concaved.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Mont Park Mental Hospital (Asylum)
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 100 mm (Height), 28 mm (Width) |
More information
| Tagged with: | psychiatric hospitals, surgical instruments |
| 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 - Clinical |
| Tertiary Classification: | equipment |
| Place & Date Used: | Mont Park Mental Hospital (Asylum), Bundoora, Victoria, Australia, 1912-1950 |
| References: | card with exhibit. |
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