Wash, Eye: Glass eyewash cup

Object/Artifact

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Goulbourn Museum

Name/Title

Wash, Eye: Glass eyewash cup

Entry/Object ID

997.5.12

Description

The eyewash cup is a small glass cup shaped to the curve of the users eye. The cup would be filled with a liquid, fitted to the person's skin and then the person using it would tilt back their head to rinse out their eye. The cup looks like a very small version of a chalice with a thick stem and round base. The cup also has a exterior ridge design.

Collection

Artefact Collection

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

44 [A surrounded by circle] 13 U.S.A.

Material/Technique

Stamped

Notes

Position Notes: First inscription is located on bottom of glass cup, second inscription is engraved on bottom of aluminum cup.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Wash, Eye

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Instrument, Eye

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Medical Instruments

Nomenclature Class

Medical & Psychological T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Dimensions

Height

7 cm

Width

2 cm

Depth

3 cm

Dimension Notes

2016-06-08

Material

glass - verre