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Type of Object
Bedpan
Place of Manufacture
New York (N.Y.)
Date of Manufacture
1900-1940
Physical Details
Ceramic bedpan with open top and handle. Long, toilet bowl-shaped opening with a lip for pouring. White ceramic. Stamp at front reads "Meinecke Perfection Bed and Douche Pan, The Most Comfortable and Sanitary Bed-Pan in the World. For Hospital and Home. Two U.S. Patents June 5, 1900. Also Pat. in Great Britain & Germany."
Dimensions
9 cm. x 28 cm. x 36 cm.
Topical Subject
Bedpans -- History
Medical Subject
Toilet Facilities
Accession Number
2009.5.3
Genre
medical equipment
Local Genre
medical artifact
Type
Still Image
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
Rights Statement URL
Rights
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Collection
Medical Artifacts Collection
Source
Original object: Meinecke Perfection Bed and Douche Pan, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
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