Détails de l'objet
| Nom de l'objet : |
Bedpan
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| Catégorie de l'objet : |
Hygiene artifact
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| Matériaux : |
Metal
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| Numéro d'accession : |
2020.001 a-b
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| Date de début de production : |
1959-01-01
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| Date de fin de production : |
1960-12-31
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| Description : |
Has two holes one big one with b) cover and a smaller one on top. It is flat at one end and higher and rounded at other end with a handle. b) cover with a handle on top.
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| Commentaires : |
The bedpan was used by donors father when he came home from hospital.
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| Fonctions : |
While healthy adults could use a chamber pot, which might be kept in a cabinet or attached beneath a hole in a chair seat, the bedpan was designed for the immobile. Bedpans were considered household staples for much of history.
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| Hauteur : |
15.7 cm
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| Longueur : |
40.2 cm
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| Largeur : |
31.5 cm
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| Établissement : |
Parkdale - Maplewood Community Museum
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| Ville de l'établissement : |
Maplewood
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| Province de l'établissement : |
Nova Scotia
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