It's great all these people trying to figure out what these things are. I still say they were used to dry mattress and pillows that had been sprayed down with disinfectant. You have to remember the mattress' and pillows were cloth, and stained with every bodily fluid known to mankind. The house keeping department would take them when a patient was discharged, or relocated, and literally soak them with disinfectant and then dry them in these heaters. When a new patient was admitted a bed
was set up for them. Besides, If you look carefully, you can see the sharp edges of the metal screens...ruling out that they were used to house anything living. And they can be ruled out for food preperation to to the fact that they have open grills. Has anyone ever seen an over that well vented?
That's what it was....a jail for people with problems. Especially for kids. I was there twice during the ages of 15-16 because there really weren't other facilities to deal with problem children. There was one kid there who simply stole a car! But they kept him pretty druged up anyway. It's what they did best.
I look at these photos and see the pain,
the torment, and I think to myself, my god, it really was hell on earth.
Sorry Hooter, I don't believe it. There is
plenty of room for the "birds" to get out.
Besides, there were hundreds of
patients and residents at this place.
And I know this place well. I was a
resident in the "Kettle Building" back in
the early seventies. Kettle was one of the
last, if not THE last building built on the
grounds...400 and some odd acres. At
that time, most of the older building were
already abandoned. I was in the
adolesent ward, when it was coed, then
again a year later when they seperated
the boys and girls. We would get passes
to walk around. Some of the things we
found!!! The place is also riddled with
undergound tunnels.
Anyway, the objects are indeed used to
dry mattress' that had been sprayed with an industrial disinfectant.
was set up for them. Besides, If you look carefully, you can see the sharp edges of the metal screens...ruling out that they were used to house anything living. And they can be ruled out for food preperation to to the fact that they have open grills. Has anyone ever seen an over that well vented?