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Nails - Iron, Circa 1860
Reg. No: SH 923089
- Summary:
- Nails - Iron, Circa 1860. Possibly hand-forged. Used in the building of the ceiling of Mayday Hills Hospital (also refered to as Beechworth Lunatic Asylum), a mental health hospital in Beechworth, Victoria, Australia.
- Description:
- Eleven hand forged nails used in the original ceiling of Beechworth Mental Hospital. Nails have a square head and four sides to shaft of nail. Nail is wider at head and tapers down at end.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Mayday Hills Mental Hospital
| Discipline: | History |
More information
| Tagged with: | mental health, psychiatric hospitals, hospitals, building construction |
| Themes this item is part of: | Medicine in Society Collection, Psychiatric Services Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection |
| Primary Classification: | MEDICINE & HEALTH |
| Secondary Classification: | Mental Health - Institutional Life |
| Tertiary Classification: | building fittings |
| Place Used: | Mayday Hills Mental Hospital, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, Circa 1860 |
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