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It's a tattie peeler for making chips.

/US Translation: It's an electric potato peeler for making French fries.
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That would be a bugger to use... How could you 'zero' calibrate it??
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Again, no toilet paper holders as anything wood or metal makes a good weapon in the wrong hands.

TP was probably allocated at the door by a supervisor.
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Looks like a machine for manufacturing Registration (Licence) Plates??
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Handy for diagnosing TB and other lung disorder I understand.
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Anything that could be used to cut or slash wrists was not to be encouraged. This rules a metal crapper out - and explains why the smash proof measures are in place here.
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That type of handle arrangment is known as a Tamperproof half elliptical, btw.
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The point is, if you know your own mind you can control and analyse it.

A lot of Psychiatric principles are to do with discovering yourself and dealing with any issues that may be disturbing you.

While it appears very old worldy in composition, the phrase 'know yourself' just sounds wrong! :)
Maybe the fence was put there to prevent dogs from peeing on the tree? Just kidding.
Motts, was this picture taken in the kitchen by any chance? Because if it was, this looks like a motorized potato/ root vegetable peeler.
That small head rest on top of the chair is very unnerving.
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Yeah, I noticed that straight away too, nitedrive73, and the skull on the front door.
Looks like someone is peering down from the ceiling,ghost hunters would love this.
Anna's probably right,it might be especially made for patients with convulsions.
I wonder why things were just left like this...I mean,it's not like it was abandoned in a hurry,like Pompei or something.
Yea,makes you wonder who these people were,if they had some kind of joy in their lives despite the misery in these hospitals.I hope they had.