Items Tagged Canadian

Leucotome

ACCESSION NUMBER: 1974.13.1 Object Name: McKenzie’s leucotome Manufacturer: Down Bros Date Made: 1940-1949 MeSH Code: Medical Subject Headings Surgical Instruments Psychosurgery — instrumentation Neurosurgery — instrumentation Neurology — instrumentation ARTEFACT DESCRIPTION First undertaken in 1935 by Portuguese neuropsychiatrist Dr. Antonio … Continue reading

Nursing Sister’s medal set

ACCESSION NUMBER: 992055001 a-c Object Name: Medals Manufacturer: Unknown Date Made: 1914-1935 MeSH Code: Medical Subject Headings Numismatics; Clothing – uniform (military) — World War I; Clothing – accessory – nursing; War ARTEFACT DESCRIPTION Medal set belonging to Nursing Sister … Continue reading

Nursing Sister’s apron, Royal Canadian

ACCESSION NUMBER: 002001085 Object Name: Nursing Sister’s apron Manufacturer: Corbett-Cowley Date Made: Second World War, 1939-1945 Country of Origin: Canada MeSH Code: Medical Subject Headings Clothing — nursing; Clothing — uniform — World War II  ARTEFACT DESCRIPTION More than 4000 … Continue reading

Physician’s treatment book

ACCESSION NUMBER: 002008001 a-c Object Name: Physician’s treatment book Manufacturer: Unknown Date Made: 1885 Country of Origin: Canada MeSH Code: Medical Subject Headings Prescriptions, Drug; Education, Premedical — lecture notes; Pharmacy — pamphlet ARTEFACT DESCRIPTION In the 1800s medical students … Continue reading

Academic hood belonging to Dr.

ACCESSION NUMBER: 1972.9.1 Object Name: Academic Hood Manufacturer: Unknown Date Made: 1883 Country of Origin: Canada MeSH Code: Medical Subject Headings Ceremonial; Universities; Clothing ARTEFACT DESCRIPTION This academic hood symbolises a significant achievement in Canadian medicine.  Its original owner, Dr. … Continue reading

Army surgeon’s regulation case

ACCESSION NUMBER: 1921.2.2 a-s Object Name: Army surgeon’s regulation case Maker: J. Gardner & Son; J. Stodart Date Made: circa 1812 with later additions Country of Origin: Scotland/England MeSH Code: Medical Subject Headings Surgical instruments; Amputation – instrumentation; Trephining – … Continue reading

Naval medical officer’s surgical roll

ACCESSION NUMBER: 004013003 Object Name: Surgical roll Manufacturer: Attibuted to Maw Son & Sons Date Made: Second World War, circa 1940 Country of Origin: England MeSH Code: Medical Subject Headings Military Medicine; Surgical instruments; Amputation — instrumentation ARTEFACT DESCRIPTION First designed in … Continue reading