Garnite green plastic eye bath
 Catalogue Number: 2327 Garnite green plastic eye bath Category: Equipment Sub-Category: Eye baths, bottles, jars Designer/inventor: Humes Ltd Melbourne Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c1945 Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Moorabbin, Victoria Publisher/Manufacturer: ACI Plastics Description Of Item: Green plastic eye bath of squat form (no foot or stem) with finger/thumb facets. Base marked 'Garnite'. 42mm W x 35mm H. Historical Significance: The Garnite trademark was registered in 1938 by Humes Ltd of Melbourne, Australia. These eye baths were made by Australian Consolidated Industries (ACI) Plastics in Moorabbin. Ref: Eye Baths by George Sturrock, p92, Cat No 2246 How Acquired: Purchased by Kett Museum Date Acquired: 25.10.2013 Condition: Good; slight spotting. Location: Archive Office. Cabinet One Drawer 6 |