Record

Reference NumberCSFH/9/144
TitleCork Street Fever Hospital Sugar Spoon
Date1925-1975
Creator NameThomas Firth & Sons Ltd.; 1842-; steel manufacturer
DescriptionPair of small spoons, probably for serving sugar. The letters "C.S.H.N" engraved at the end of the handle on the front and on the back, the word "FIRTHSTAYBRITE". "Staybrite" was the trade name given to the stainless steel developed in the 1920s in Sheffield by steel manufacturer Thomas Firth & Sons Ltd.
Extent2 items
DimensionsBowl: 20mm (approx. diameter)
Handle: 95mm (approx. length)
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Credit LineRoyal College of Physicians of Ireland
Object NameSpoon
TermHospitals
Meals
Dietary Sucrose
Cooking and Eating Utensils
Emblems and Insignia
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/64Dublin; Cork Street Fever Hospital; 1801-19531801-1953
DS/UK/5588Thomas Firth & Sons Ltd.; 1842-; steel manufacturer1842-
DS/UK/2768Cherry Orchard Hospital; 1953-1953-
Places
CodeSet
NA40Sheffield/England/United Kingdom
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