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REAL Seclusion Room Ephemera From Psych Ward - RARE Records
$ 15.83
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These authentic logs are dated between the late 80’s - there are 4 in total, each slightly different. Numbers on the logs reflect the patient status. These would look amazing in a frame, or as a perfect backdrop for a cabinet of curiosities. Authentic paper records for this type of patient care are INCREDIBLY rare.You are bidding on one REAL psych patient Seclusion Room log from the famous South Carolina Department of Mental Health property (formerly known as the SC Insane Asylum or SC State Hospital for the Insane.). It is the oldest psychiatric campus in the United States still in operation, with a sordid history dating back to the 1820’s.
This particular building housed the property’s violent patients or those undergoing psychiatric evaluations to determine their competency to stand trial. The pictures are of the ACTUAL Seclusion Room referenced in these logs.
The campus was famously featured as part of the special “Down on Bull Street” and in the novel “The South Carolina State Hospital: Stories From Bull Street.”
Shipped with USPS First Class - additional images are available upon request. Condition is Used.