Urine drainage bottle, England, 1930-1960

K.C.H K.C.H

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K.C.H. urine drainage bottle, glass with metal cap and outlets, formerly used in Farnborough Hospital, made by Chas. F. Thackray, 1930-1960

This glass bottle was used to collect urine from a patient who was either undergoing surgery or who was confined to bed and using a catheter. The scale on the side could measure urine output over a period of time. This item was used at Farnborough Hospital, now the Princess Royal University Hospital, in Kent, England.

Chas F Thackray Limited, who manufactured this object, was a medical and surgical instrument maker. When the company was sold in 1990, Paul Thackray, a former director of the company, established a charitable trust which used objects he had been collecting to set up the Thackray Museum in Leeds in 1997.

Details

Category:
Nursing & Hospital Furnishings
Object Number:
1988-614
Materials:
glass and metal
Measurements:
overall: 280 mm 138 mm, 1.569 kg
type:
urine drainage bottle
credit:
Farnborough Hospital