Historical information

This hospital equipment was used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was built in the 1950s specifically for the increase in population due to the Kiewa Hydro Scheme.

Significance

Historical: Shows the development of scientific hospital equipment. Provenance: Used in the Tawonga District General Hospital which was remote.

Physical description

White ceramic urinal bottle. Sits on a flat base with a hollow sphere above it reaching out to a hollow cylinder with a handle on top.
Used by male patients who were unable to use the toilet facilities, following surgery or a severe illness.

Inscriptions & markings

Under the base: R. FOWLER LIMITED / FOWLER WARE / AUSTRALIA and UKV 269 sticker
Is chipped at the opening