funnel, stainless, steel

Object is unmarked and no definite purpose has been established. Suggestion is that it is part of the British tank CES and is intended to enable crew to relieve themselves while closed down possible when operating in area subject to nuclear radiation.Stainless steel funnel with lid and rubber bag attached to one end. tank, nuclear

Provenance unknown, found in a box with five other pelvimeters, marked "PELVIMETERS ( not accessioned)"in the hand of the previous curator, Melissa Campbell pre 2006.Thom's pelvimeter,internal, stainless steel. Reefer to Down Bros. catalogue 939/4, page 939. Quoted from this source Thom's as used by Whitridge Wuilliams, Obstetrics", pp. 860-906. Thom, "Study of funnel pelvis,"Amereican Journal of Surgery, July 1f915.pelvimetry

used by nursing staff to assist women to void when bed riddenan essential item in providing care to non ambulant womenSilver coloured metal female urine collector, funnel shaped neck with rolled metal opening, bulbous collecting chamber with flat base, curved handle to upper surface176-024 black texta on base and sticky label blue ink to base, engraved - PARAMOUNT/STAINLESS STEEL/K.G.LUKE/63, WARD 4/AH engraved to superior surfacemonel metal, female urinal, k.g.luke, nursing care, alfred hospital, alfred hospital nurses league, ward 4