General Information

Serial #

PROTOTYPE

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ALUMINUM 'DURAL' TUBING WITH STAINLESS STEELCONESAND SOCKETS JOINING SEGMENTS; ELASTIC(?) CABLE COVERED IN CLOTH BRAID; RUBBER HAND GRIP ON TOP AND SHOCK ABSORBER ON BOTTOM.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

10.0 cm

Width

2.3 cm

Height

28.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Research

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

NRC

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Ottawa

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

MID 1960'S

Canada

CANADIAN INNOVATION THAT WAS MANUFACTURED ON A LIMITED SCALE IN U.S.A.

Function

MOBILITY AID FOR THE BLIND. CANE IS HELD EXTENDED IN FRONT OF BODY AS AN EXTENSION OF THE USER'S TACTILE SYSTEM.

Technical

FOLDING, LIGHTWWEIGHT, RIGID, LONGER, ALUMINUM ALLOY TUBING CANE GREAT IMPROVEMENT ON OLD RIGID WOODEN CANES.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

'N.R.C. Prototype' HANDWRITTEN IN BLUE BALLPOINT INK ON WHITE STICKERATTACHED TO HANDLE.

Missing

none

Finish

COATED WITH WHITE AND RED (15.3 CM AT BOTTOM) 'SCOTCHLITE' REFLECTIVE TAPE; 15.1 CM RUBBER TUBING HANDGRIP AT TOP IS BROWNISH-ORANGE COLOR; SHOCK ABSORBER IS BLACK; ELASTIC HANDLE LOOP IS COVERED IN WHITE AND GOLD COLOURED CLOTH BRAID.

Decoration

N/A