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Metadata
Object Name |
Box |
Common Name |
Oral thermometer box |
Catalog Number |
1999.59.24 |
Maker |
Becton, Dickinson & Company |
Date |
1939 |
Material(s) |
Paper/Cellophane |
Dimensions |
H-5.25 W-1 D-0.625 inches |
Description |
This is a box for an oral thermometer. It has a brown lid with a cellophane window. There is a gold stripe across the middle. The blue bottom has cutouts for a thermometer. There are instructions included, but the thermometer is missing. The box held eyedroppers in Dr. Threlkeld's case. |
Notes |
From the traveling obstetrics bag of Owen County doctor Arthur Threlkeld (1862-1942). Dr. Threlkeld was a fixture in Wheatley in Owen County, although he frequently traveled as far as Carroll County. He used a horse and buggy until 1920, when he bought his first Model T. |
Collection |
A.E. Threlkeld Collection |
People |
Threlkeld, Arthur Becton, Dickinson & Company |
Subjects |
Thermometers Medical equipment & supplies Health Health care |
Search Terms |
Owen County (Ky.) Carroll County (Ky.) Carrollton (Ky.) |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |