General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

BRASS MOULD. WOD BOX WITH METAL FITTINGS. (POSSIBLY NOT ORIGINAL)

Dimensions

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

Length

37.2 cm

Width

12.0 cm

Height

10.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Pharmacology

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

USED TO MANUFACTURE SUPPOSITORIES, A MEDICATED MASS INTRODUCED INTO A BODY ORIFICE SUCH AS THE RECTUM, VAGINA OR URETHRA.

Technical

SUPPOSITORY MOULDS ARE USUALLY MADE OF BRASS, OR NICKEL IRON ON WHITE METAL. THEY ARE USED WITH THE HOT PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING SUPPOSITORIES. A MIXTURE CONSISTING OF THE MELTED BASE MATERIAL ( COMMONLY WAX OR GLYCERINE) AND THE POWDEREDOR LIQUID MEDICATIONS IS POURED INTO A CHILLED MOULD WHICH REMAINS ON ICE UNTIL THE SUPPOSITORY HARDENS. (REF.1) THIS ARTIFACT IS SCISSOR-LIKE IN FORM, WTH EACH HALF OF THE MOULD AT THE END OF A BLADE. SQUEEZED HANDLES BRING THE HALVES TOGETHER, WHILE A THIRD HANDLE OPERATES AN END PIECE TO FORM THE SUPPOSITORY BASE. ONE SUPPOSITORY IS MADE AT A TIME.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

N/A

Finish

VARNISHED WOOD BOX.

Decoration

N/A