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Miniature hospital made for publicity for King Edward's Hospital Fund for London, 1932. Humphreys (maker) London:
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Kitchen, operating theatre, boardroom and office block, model, part of miniature hospital made for publicity for King Edward's Hospital Fund for London.
This is a section of a miniature hospital made by the King Edward’s Fund for London, a charity that raised money for voluntary hospitals in the city. They hoped that seeing the model would help the public understand the importance of modern hospitals, and develop a sense of responsibility for maintaining them. Public support was essential for the survival of voluntary hospitals during the economic hardship of the interwar years. It was built as a scale model of a 1930s hospital, with everything sixteen times smaller than real life.
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Details
- Category:
- Nursing & Hospital Furnishings
- Object Number:
- A603147 Pt1
- Materials:
- asbestos, building (finish), plaster, building (structure), wood, fittings, plaster, fittings, pottery, fittings, steel, fittings, wood
- Measurements:
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overall (including base): 900 mm x 761 mm x 1820 mm, 168 kg
overall (as displayed- base interlocks with adjacent block): 900 mm x 761 mm x 1820 mm,
- type:
- models
- credit:
- The King's Fund (Loan, Wellcome Trust)
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