Historical information

Item that was used daily for patient ablutions. Would have been used by Alfred hospital nurses on a daily basis. Many of our membership would have memories of using this item. The item is marked with the ward as items sometimes were borrowed or used by different wards or areas of the hospital so labeling was essential for staff to retrieve their equipment back.

Significance

Item that was used daily for patient ablutions. Would have been used by Alfred hospital nurses on a daily basis. Many of our membership would have memories of using and servicing/cleaning this item.

The item is also a good example of wares made by K.G. Luke Pty Ltd.

Physical description

Large monelmetal wash bowl. Bowl is round and made of metal. It has 2 cracks on the rim. It has numerous dents and small scratches from use. On the base/underside of the bowl is an inscription from the maker and additional inscription from it's use on "Ward 5 - Alfred Hospital"

Inscriptions & markings

PARAMOUNT/
WARE/
K.G. LUKE/
MELBOURNE/
ALFRED/
HOSPITAL/
WARD 5/