Lamp
Object number2009.18.24
Datec. 1956
Mediumwood
Credit LineGift of City of Pittsburgh
DescriptionSealed crate containing surgical stand light.Dimensions27.4999 x 20.25 x 54.9999 in. (69.9 x 51.4 x 139.7 cm)MarksPrinted on obverse of crate: "6530-706-6475/V-442/ / LIGHT, SURG. STAND INCLOSED / DOME TYPE, 110 VOLT, AC-DC / UNIT-EA QTY.1 / DATE PKD.-8/56 / SERIAL NO.-L-44207 / WT. 205 CUBE -17.8 / SEALED WATER OF/ CASE LINERS / DO NOT OPEN EXCEPT FOR / USE OR INSPECTION"; center, "CASE-306-of-367 / OPERATING / WHSE. CODE-A / COMPLETE UNIT / 90E / SERVICE DATA INSIDE / 308/313 (CANCELLED OUT)".
Right panel has box information.
Handwritten interspersed in above text; on top, right corner, "#306".
Historical NotesCollection of Civilian Defense Emergency Medical Supplies from a Civilian Defense Mobile Hospital in Pittsburgh. These 200-bed emergency hospitals were set up at designated sites around the country in case of a nuclear war in the 1950s.
Related institution
Civilian Defense Mobile Hospital
Terms
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1942
