Table, Operating
Object number2009.18.28 a-d
Manufacturer
Shampaine Company
Date1960-1969
OriginSt. Louis, MO
Mediummetals; plastic; paper
Credit LineGift of City of Pittsburgh
DescriptionFolding operating table with plastic case.Dimensions24.125 x 34.9999 x 8 in. (61.3 x 88.9 x 20.3 cm)Marks(a)
Metal label on table, "MADE BY / Shampaine Company / ST. LOUIS, MO, U.S.A."
(d)
Yellow print on front, "U [Caduceus] S / TABLE, OPERATING, FOLDING".
Printed in yellow on inside, top, "SHAMPAINE CO."
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
On View
Not on view
1918-1988
