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Description: | CHAS. F. THACKRAY LEEDS & LONDON (stamped on a brass plaque riveted to the lid) P.T.S. (scratched by hand onto the lid) MADE IN ENGLAND (stamped on the base) MANU Thackray Early 20th century Leeds and London England This apparatus would have been used for sterilising dressings and swabs. The sack inside would be filled with swabs, dressings and the like (as it is currently) and then closed. The vents around the sides would be opend and the entire unit exposed to steam for approximately an hour. Once fininshed the vents are closed and the drum is then a sterile unit ready for surgery. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | STERILISER : GLASGOWCOLLEGEOFNURSING : TEACHING : TRAINING : STERILISING : SWABS : DRESSINGS : STEAM : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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