Package, disposable glove

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1960–1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0150.017

MANUFACTURER: Biggs Laboratories Canada
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 17
Total Parts: 17
AKA: utility glove
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC PACKAGE.

Dimensions

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

Length: 25.3 cm
Width: 16.7 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Patient care
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Biggs
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: THIS TYPE OF KIT PROBABLY USED IN 1960S- 1980S, AND POSSIBLY LATER.
Canada: DISPOSABLE COLOSTOMY CARE KIT MFD BY A.B.C. SPECIALTY CO., TORONTO ON, AND DISTRIBUTED BY J.F. HARTZ CO. LTD., OPERATING IN TORONTO AND HAMILTON, ON; MONTREAL, PQ; AND HALIFAX, NS.
Function: USED FOR COLOSTOMY IRRIGATION, AND/OR FOR PROTECTION AGAINST LEAKAGE FROM COLOSTOMY SITE.
Technical: HAVING A COLOSTOMY AND BEING ABLE TO MANAGE ONE'S OWN CARE, AT HOME RATHER THAN IN A HOSPITAL, MAXIMIZES QUALITY OF LIFE. DISPOSABLE PLASTIC KITS REDUCE THE WORK ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ARRANGEMENT. THIS ARRANGEMENT IS A SANITARY, ODOURLESS, INCONSPICUOUS SOLUTION WHICH DOES NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL PERSONNEL OR A MEDICAL SETTING.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Package front includes graphics of glove, and of 6 occupations/suggested occasions for use of gloves, and text "LADIES SMALL/ CONTENTS 10 GLOVES/ (5 PAIR)/ */ T.M./ REG'D./ Shammi/ POLYETHYLENE/ UTILITY GLOVES/ GARDENING/ CAR WASHING/ & REPAIRS/ DISHES/ PAINTING/ HAIR DYEING/ WAXING/ ALL HOUSEHOLD CHORES/ SPORTS, FISHING, BOATING, ETC./ PREVENTS.../ Dirty grimy discolored/ and rough hands from Water.../ Paint...Dirt...Dyes...Waxes./ NOTE/ SHAMMI gloves are/ reusable under normal/ conditions/ PROTECTS.../ from Broken Fingernails...Blisters...Soreness./ BIGGS LABORATORIES CANADA, TORONTO 15, ONTARIO./ A990". Price sticker on bag marked "CENTRE/ J/ Drug Store/ 69¢".
Missing: PACKAGE OF DISPOSABLE GLOVES ORIGINALLY CONTAINED 5 PAIRS- 4 PAIRS REMAIN IN PACKAGE.
Finish: PACKING IS CLEAR SYNTHETIC (PLASTIC?); BLUE & YELLOW TEXT &GRAPHICS
Decoration: GLOVE PACKAGE BEARS ILLUSTRATIONS OF SINGLE GLOVE, AND VARIETY OF POSSIBLE USES/OCCUPATIONS BENEFITTING FROM WEARING OF DISPOSABLE GLOVES.

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Biggs Laboratories Canada, Package, disposable glove, between 1960–1969, Artifact no. 2002.0150, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0150.017/

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