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Clear glass reservoir eye bath

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Catalogue Number: 3414
Clear glass reservoir eye bath
Category: Equipment
Sub-Category: Eye baths, bottles, jars
Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c1930
Time Period: 1900 to 1939
Description Of Item: Moulded glass eye bath of reservoir form. Light grey tinge to glass body. Globular lower chamber connected to upper chamber having asymmetric upper margin. This shape is to allow a snug fit of the eye bath rim to the eye lids. No marks. H: 57 x W: 44 x D: 40 mm.
Historical Significance: Ref: Eye baths, George Sturrock, Millstream Books, 2012
How Acquired: Donated by Pamela R Sutton
Date Acquired: August 2017
Condition: Good
Location: Archive room. West wall. Unit 6 Drawer 3

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