Current Display
"The Historic, Aesthetic, Scientific, Social and Cultural Items of Significance in the Museum's Collection"
These items were identified as significant to the hospital’s history during an expert assessment in 2019.
Children's Ward Collection - part of the Children's Ward collection including toys, decorations, the ward bell and various other items relating to the Sunshine Ward.
Goody Two Shoes - Nurse Goody Two Shoes was the mascot through decades of care to sick children. She was in replica dress of that era - circa 1960’s to 1970’s. She was donated to the David Trumpy Paediatric Unit by Susie Shannon.
Children's Ward Collection - historic and vintage paediatric instruments and equipment.
Photographs of the HRH Duke of Gloucester laying the foundation stone to the Sunshine Ward in December 1934.
Matron Wilcox Collection including photographs, documentation, memorabilia and desk from her time as matron (1933-1967).
Dr David Trumpy Collection including portraits, photographs, documents, and umbrella pertaining to his time as Medical Superintendent (1920-1967)
Wheelchair (Bath Chair) used in the early 20th century.
Pharmacy Collection - historic and vintage pharmaceutical equipment including mortars and pestles, vials and bottles, scales and test tubes for the compounding of medications.
Stories and photographs related to the Pharmacy Collection.
Apothecary Box - portable box used by the Hospital Dispenser in the mid to late 1800s for the carrying of ingredients to be compounded into medications.
Pharmacy Collection including large mortar and pestle, ingredient bottles and the recipe book used by pharmacists to compound commonly used medications, creams and powders.
Hospital bedside cabinet from the mid to late 1800s with bed-bath bowl and soap dish.
Items and memorabilia relating the history of nurses' training at the Ipswich Hospital in the 1940s-1950s.
Replica of nurse's uniform of the 1940s. The nurse is sitting the examination paper for registration in 1949.
Medical instruments dating back to the early days of the Ipswich Hospital including those used in the mortuary.
Photograph of Dr Phillip Thornton - Medical Superintendent 1887-1919.
Recreation of the operating theatre in 1890s including operating table, carbolic acid sprayer and bowls and jugs.
Historical documentation and surgical instruments.