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  • Blue striped ticking fabric constraining garment or straitjacket © NMAG

    Straitjacket

    A constraining garment used to restrict the movement of its wearer, preventing injury to themselves, others or property. This straitjacket comes from Hardingstone Workhouse.

    Victorian 1875-1900 Modern

  • Aluminium sterilising drum with syringe and cotton swab © NMAG

    Dr Waddy's Sterilising Drum

    Sterilising drum belonging to Dr Francis Fisher Waddy, first anaesthetist at Northampton General Hospital. The drum contained small items of anaaesthetic equipment during their sterilisation.

    1930 - 1959 Modern

  • CPAP medical equipment to assist with paitient's breathing. © NMAG

    CPAP Device

    Designed by engineers at Mercedes HPP the CPAP device was developed in response to the need for a device to assist COVID patients to breathe.

    2020 Modern