Volunteers display medical memorabilia in hospital

The collection will be taken around to patients at New Cross Hospital from 2 to 8 June

Oxygen spectacles and a baby's banana bottle all form part of an exhibition of historic medical artefacts to be shown to patients at Wolverhampton's New Cross Hospital.

Volunteers will take the handling collection around the wards from 2 to 8 June in a scheme which has been funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Some of the items are from the former Royal Hospital, which closed in 1997, and Wolverhampton-based chemist Reade Brothers and Company.

"The bottle comes with its own story, and once the story is told, it unlocks memories and anecdotes or sparks questions, and a broad range of topics are explored, ranging from sustainability to social history," said volunteer Helen Statham.