Date1900-1929CreatorGrimwades LtdPlace MadeStoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, EnglandDimensionsH. 115mm x W. 300mm x D. 380mmAccession NumberM2026.34.1Credit LineDonated by Brenda Harrigan
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White ceramic bed and douche pan. Produced from 1900 until 1929
Owned by Mabel Harrigan who, with her husband Melville, were early settlers to Dorrigo. Melville lost a leg in France during World War I and Mabel most likely had the bed pan for his use. Both buried in Coffs Harbour Cemetery.
InscriptionTHE / "PERFECTION" / BED and DOUCHE PAN / (MEINECKE & CO'S PATENT) / No. 7835/05 / THE MOST COMFORTABLE / AND SANITARY BED-PAN / IN THE WORLD / FOR HOSPITAL and HOME / SOLE MAKERS FOR GREAT BRITAIN / AND THE COLONIES / GRIMWADES, LIMITED / STOKE-ON-TRENT [stamped on base]AgencyYarrila Arts & Museum (YAM)CollectionYAM Museum Collection
