Bedpan
Grimwades Ltd
Category
Ceramics
Date
Unknown
Materials
ceramic
Measurements
110 mm (H); 320 mm (W)
Place of origin
Stoke-on-Trent
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Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 285810
Summary
White glazed ceramic bedpan with an ovoid base and open top, a flat rim around the front edges. Inside the back edge is printed in green ''PERFECTION'/BED AND DOUCHE PAN/MADE IN TWO SIZES ADULT 14 [INS.] CHILDS 12 [INS.]...PATENT 9583.../GRIMWADE'S LTD STOKE ON TRENT/...'
Marks and inscriptions
'PERFECTION'/BED AND DOUCHE PAN/MADE IN TWO SIZES ADULT 14 [INS.] CHILDS 12 [INS.]/THE MOST COMFORTABLE/AND SANITARY BED-PAN/IN THE WORLD/FOR HOSPITAL AND HOME/BRITISH PATENT 9583/ALSO PATENTED IN U.S./MADE IN ENGLAND BY/GRIMWADE'S LTD STOKE ON TRENT/SMALL SIZE.. (printed inside)
Makers and roles
Grimwades Ltd, manufacturer