Covered mortuary trolley

Made:
1895-1905 in England
Covered mortuary trolley, c.1900

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Covered mortuary trolley, c.1900
Science Museum Group Collection
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Covered mortuary trolley, c. 1900, used at the King Edward VII hospital, Windsor

Underneath this stained canopy was placed the body of a deceased person before removal to a mortuary. The stretcher can be used separately from the wheeled base and it would have been secured upon the metal frame before being manoeuvred to the mortuary.

The trolley is made of wood and metal and has solid rubber wheels. It dates from the early 1900s and has been well used because the front wheels have been replaced with more modern equivalents. The trolley was donated to the Science Museum collections in 1979 by King Edward VII Hospital in central London.

Details

Category:
Anatomy & Pathology
Object Number:
1979-666
Materials:
cover, canvas, trolley, iron and handles, wood
Measurements:
overall: 1140 mm x 2028 mm x 700 mm,
type:
mortuary trolley
credit:
King Edward VII Hospital