No. 402A
A crank with wooden handle and an iron extension used to turn the movement of one's hand to movement of the gears or straps of a machine.



How and when did you acquire this object? Lia gave it to me when she found it on the balcony of her house, where
it was used to open and close the tent. I used it to open the mechanism
of the large table i bought in Monastiraki, which used to belong to a
Greek shipowner from Kifisia.
Approximately when did it expire? Why? When the tent got old, it briefly received a new use, then it became a work of art, arte povera..., and then again...
Where has it been located since the time of its expiration? Has been on a balcony on Vas. Sofias Street since its use for the tent expired.


No. 402B
Plastic bracelet with the patient's data.



How and when did you acquire this object? While being hospitalized for partial retina detachment at my right eye, they put it around my hand, as usually.
Approximately when did it expire? Why? As soon as i left the hospital. I don't need it anymore, since I have
regained my consiousness...
Where has it been located since the time of its expiration? Around my hand, as a souvenir, for a few days after I left the hospital, and then in a package on the way to New York.


donated by: J., male, 50-59
collected: 10/04/06, Thessaloniki, GR