Original lightbulbs for model of a hospital promoting the King Edward's Hospital Fund
- Made:
- 1930-1932 in Knightsbridge
- maker:
- Humphreys
78 original lightbulbs in a cardboard box. Taken from miniature hospital, scale 1:16, made for publicity for King Edward's Hospital Fund for London, 1932. Newly created lightbulbs have been fitted into model on display in Medicine Galleries.
Details
- Category:
- Nursing & Hospital Furnishings
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A603147 Pt10
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified), glass, metal (unknown), steel (metal), brass (copper, zinc alloy), copper (alloy), copper (metal), textile, cotton (textile), paper (fibre product), paint, ceramic (unspecified), earthenware and plastic (unidentified)
- Measurements:
-
overall (as displayed with all blocks interlinking): 1325 mm x 3749 mm x 1820 mm, 488 kg
- type:
- model
- credit:
- The King's Fund (Loan, Wellcome Trust)
