Suture silk samples
Suture silk, samples attached to card, made by J.A. Deknatel and Son, Inc., USA, c.1925
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Infant identification set ("Deknatel Name-On Beads"), made by J.A. Deknatel & Son, Inc., USA, c.1925
Ensuring and then maintaining the correct identification of a new born infant within the often busy and crowded environment of a hospital is essential. This infant identification kit was manufactured by J A Deknatel & Son Inc in New York. ‘Deknatel Name-On Beads’ were used in maternity wards to make up bracelets or necklaces bearing letters which spelled out an infant’s name. The necklaces could later become keepsakes.
The necklaces had the benefit of being secure and easy to read. The box also contains umbilical tape and advertisements for Deknatel’s other products. In many of today’s hospitals, matching identification bracelets are worn by mother and child as a security measure against babies being switched or stolen.
Details
- Category:
- Nursing & Hospital Furnishings
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A626425
- Materials:
- incomplete, paper (fibre product), silk and cellophane
- Measurements:
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overall: 45 mm x 365 mm x 275 mm,
Parts
Record card for recording babies present in nursery
Record card for recording babies present in nursery, made by J.A. Deknatel and Son, Inc., USA, c.1925
Postcard order form
Postcard for ordering "Detnatel Name-On Beads", supplied by J.A. Deknatel and Son, Inc., USA, c.1925
Postcard order form
Postcard for ordering Deknatel surgical silk, supplied by J.A. Deknatel and Son, Inc., USA, c.1925
Information sheet describing umbilical tape
Information sheet describing umbilical tape, supplied by J.A. Deknatel and Son, Inc., USA, c.1925
Umbilical tape in original wrapper (4)
Umbilical tape in original wrapper (4), made by J.A. Deknatel and Son, Inc., USA, c.1925
Suture silk
Suture silk in wrapper
Suture silk
Suture silk in wrapper
Case of beads for Infant Identification Name-On Beads, New York, United States, 1920-1930
Case of beads for infant identification set ("Deknatel Name-On Beads"), made by J.A. Deknatel & Son, Inc., USA, c.1925
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Ensuring and then maintaining the correct identification of a new born infant within the often busy and crowded environment of a hospital is essential. This infant identification kit was manufactured by J A Deknatel & Son Inc in New York. ‘Deknatel Name-On Beads’ were used in maternity wards to make up bracelets or necklaces bearing letters which spelled out an infant’s name. The necklaces could later become keepsakes.
The necklaces had the benefit of being secure and easy to read. The box also contains umbilical tape and advertisements for Deknatel’s other products. In many of today’s hospitals, matching identification bracelets are worn by mother and child as a security measure against babies being switched or stolen.
- Object Number:
- A626425 Pt10
- type:
- case - container
