MHP Mystery
Several items inventoried have tags on them, like those in the picture above, that read "MHP Collection." Does anyone know anything about these tags or what "MHP" stands for? Three items have been [...]
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Cork Sizer
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRuiLQTE1iU] This Cork Sizer was made by the Enterprise Manufacturing Company of Philadelphia, PA. An impression on the object lists the patent date of the piece as August 7, 1867, although the US Patent database [...]
1000 Items Inventoried!
As part of the preparations for a new museum at the Oregon State Hospital Campus in Salem, an inventory of historic property has been underway since August. Last week the number of total [...]
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Supplying a Hospital, 1895
The Oregon State Insane Asylum advertised for vendors in the Salem paper. This notice, from the Oregon Statesman December 18, 1895, gives a unique look into the activities of the institution.
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Thera Cycle
Two of these Hybrid stationary bicycle/jig or scroll saw have been found.
The First Oregon State Hospital Replacement Project, 1883
The Oregon State Hospital is in the midst of a rebirth. The Oregon State Hosptial Replacement project is in full gear, working on revamping and replacing the well-worn J-building, which was itself part of a replacement project in 1883. The following is a transcription of an article appearing in the Morning Oregonian, October 24, 1883.