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Title

Glasgow Eye Infirmary sign

Description

Sign placed above a bed or cot which had been endowed by a donor prior to the introduction of the National Health Service (NHS). The sign reads 'This bed has been endowed by; Mr William Shearer; 1 Kirklee Road Kelvinside Glasgow; in memory of his wife; the late Mrs Georgina Shearer; for the benefit of Journeymen Tailors; & Tailoresses in Glasgow; May 1922.'

Date

c. 1922

Identifier

2003/77.70.4

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Physical Dimensions

Length: 26.4 cm

Materials

Metal

Glasgow Eye Infirmary sign

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

Physical Dimensions

Length: 26.4 cm

Materials

Metal

Files

Glasgow Eye Infirmary sign

Collection

Citation

“Glasgow Eye Infirmary sign,” Heritage, accessed April 19, 2024, https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/1060.