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Nursing Vintage Equipment

Home / artefacts / Nursing Vintage Equipment
Vintage nursing enamelware
Vintage enamel basin and jug
Hospital patient feeding cup or invalid cup. Initially used in hospitals and originated in England during World War I for injured soldiers and sailors who couldn’t sit up to feed. Donated by Joan Doree.
Photo Credit: Nan Martin BCHNS The plain white cup is early 20th century as is the antique porcelain “blue on white: cup made in Germany. The cup embellished with a gold rim dates from the 1930’s
Vintage enamel and rubber enema apparatus 1956
Colourful vintage eye baths
Pharmaceutical measuring jars and ceramic mortars & pestles
Assorted glass syringes and needles including insulin syringes
Rubber and glass breast pump (English style)

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Welcome to the BC History of Nursing Society Website

Our mission is to discover, disseminate, and preserve BC's nursing history. In 1989 interested registered nurses banded together and formed the B.C. History of Nursing Professional Practice Group under the umbrella of the Registered Nurses Association of BC (now the College of Registered Nurses of BC.) In 2008 the organization became registered under the Society Act of BC and is now known as the B.C. History of Nursing Society (BCHNS).

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Our Society is staffed with dedicated volunteers. We will do our best to respond to your inquiry within 2-3 business days – your patience is deeply appreciated. Fill out our Contact Form Here

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The archives is open by appointment only as it is staffed by a part time archivist and volunteers.

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