These wooden cells were built in 1916 as part of the original Police Station at Whitemark.
They were holding cells - that is, prisoners were not kept in them long-term, but only until transport to Launceston could be arranged.
The cells were in use right up until the early 1960s.
The Museum acquired them from a private collection in 1988. They were relocated to the Museum site at Emita where they are now used to display medical and dental equipment.
