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OBJECT TYPE: PORTABLE/UTILITY & STORAGE
DATE: 1920–1929
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0070.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal table has glass-fronted door on small cabinet and rubber castors

Dimensions

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

Length: 65.0 cm
Width: 51.0 cm
Height: 87.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Medical equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: This type of table used 1920s+. This table used c. 1920-1930.
Canada: Table used in practice of (original) donor Dr. H.O.MacNamara, possibly in Scarborough, Ont. area, c. 1920-1930. (ref. 2) Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material & trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum, Toronto, On.
Function: To provide storage area and/or support for small items, and offer limited work surface.
Technical: Example of small functional table of the type used to hold instruments, dressings, etc. This table is fitted with two brackets which could be used to hold a bowl or basin, and an instrument tray. This type of table may have been used to hold instruments used in minor surgeries (ie. cleaning and suturing wounds).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1-.5 no mfr's markings visible. "979.27.7" handwritten in black ink on cabinet back.
Missing: Appears to be missing additional bracket and mounting screw.
Finish: Cream or pale green painted metal surfaces
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Table, between 1920–1929, Artifact no. 2002.0070, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.0070.001/

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