The glass urinal is probably from the Long Family. Dad thinks his grandfather David Scott Long may have used it when he was bed-ridden with bladder cancer. He died in 1932. He said it was with some white enamel bed equipment that was packed up by grandmother Long when our family moved out of the King Street house in 1952. All were stored in the Round Hill Road “corn crib” for years. The white enamel items went to Carol. They were almost put to use during the Christmas 2006 holiday when Carol opened her house to the family and need facilities in her not-yet-plumbed garage apartment. At the last minute, modern “bed equipment” was acquired.
The posts on this web log are mostly photos of objects that came from my parent's home when they moved in October 2006. It felt like my world was being taken apart. I didn't really want all this stuff. I liked it where it was; in John and Emily's house. So with this blog I guess I'm trying to put that world back together again. That can't be done. But through the objects in the photos in these "posts," and most importantly through the "comments" and "posts" that other family members add, a new world of memories, recollections and stories can be gathered.
David, May 2008
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The glass urinal is probably from the Long Family. Dad thinks his grandfather David Scott Long may have used it when he was bed-ridden with bladder cancer. He died in 1932. He said it was with some white enamel bed equipment that was packed up by grandmother Long when our family moved out of the King Street house in 1952. All were stored in the Round Hill Road “corn crib” for years. The white enamel items went to Carol. They were almost put to use during the Christmas 2006 holiday when Carol opened her house to the family and need facilities in her not-yet-plumbed garage apartment. At the last minute, modern “bed equipment” was acquired.
We will have to hope that Aunt Agnes will know something about this item.
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