Garnite cream plastic eye bath
 Catalogue Number: 3685 Garnite cream 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: Cream 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 See also Cat. No 2327 & 3675 How Acquired: Donated by Pamela Sutton Date Acquired: 26/11/2018 Condition: Good Location: Archive Office. Cabinet One Drawer 6 |