Infant Identification Name-On Beads, New York, United States, 1920-1930

Made:
1920-1930 in New York
Infant identification set ("Deknatel Name-On Beads"), made by J

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Infant identification set ("Deknatel Name-On Beads"), made by J
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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:
overall: 45 mm x 365 mm x 275 mm,
type:
infant identification set

Parts

Suture silk samples

Suture silk samples

Suture silk, samples attached to card, made by J.A. Deknatel and Son, Inc., USA, c.1925

Materials:
paper and silk
Object Number:
A626425 Pt1
type:
suture silks
Record card for recording babies present in nursery

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

Materials:
paper
Object Number:
A626425 Pt2
type:
record cards
Postcard order form

Postcard order form

Postcard for ordering "Detnatel Name-On Beads", supplied by J.A. Deknatel and Son, Inc., USA, c.1925

Materials:
paper
Object Number:
A626425 Pt3
type:
order forms
Postcard order form

Postcard order form

Postcard for ordering Deknatel surgical silk, supplied by J.A. Deknatel and Son, Inc., USA, c.1925

Materials:
paper
Object Number:
A626425 Pt4
type:
order forms
Information sheet describing umbilical tape

Information sheet describing umbilical tape

Information sheet describing umbilical tape, supplied by J.A. Deknatel and Son, Inc., USA, c.1925

Materials:
paper
Object Number:
A626425 Pt5
type:
information sheets
Suture silk

Suture silk

Length of suture silk

Materials:
silk
Object Number:
A626425 Pt7
type:
suture silks
Case of beads for Infant Identification Name-On Beads, New York, United States, 1920-1930

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

Object Number:
A626425 Pt10
type:
case - container