Temperance Male Nurses Co-operation Ltd,Glass Paperweight

A vintage Glass paperweight for the Temperance Male Nurses Co-Operation Ltd.This was one of a number of agencies in the late 19th/early 20th Century which provided male nurses for domiciliary care.Often from a Military or Asylum background as there were few general hospitals providing training, this agency advocated abstinence from alcohol as a means of proving their reliability.The weight is inscribed ;
Temperance Male Nurses Co-operation Ltd
Day and Night
Telegrams Tactear London
Telephone 1472 Paddington
15 Great Marylebone St Portland Place.
Condition is generally good but with some surface scratches and minor blemishes.

Code: 53378