Clear glass reservoir eye bath
 Catalogue Number: 3644 Clear glass reservoir eye bath Category: Equipment Sub-Category: Eye baths, bottles, jars Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c1920 Time Period: 1900 to 1939 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Germany Description Of Item: Clear glass reservoir eye bath, machine blown. Almost spherical lower chamber on foot rim. Reservoir chamber connected by very narrow neck to the upper chamber which has a pointed oval opening. The eye rim has been machine finished. Size: 56 x 44 x 33 mm. Historical Significance: This eye bath was found during a dig at the site of the old hospital on Stradbroke Island, Queensland. Ref: Eye Baths, George Sturrock, 2012, Millstream Books, p159 How Acquired: Donated by Pamela Sutton Date Acquired: August 2018 Condition: Good but scratches and chip to rim Location: Archive room. West wall. Unit 6 Drawer 3 |