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OBJECT TYPE
FOLDING
DATE
1965
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1985.0815.001
MANUFACTURER
National Research Council Canada
MODEL
TYPHLOCANE
LOCATION
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
ALUMINUM 'DURAL' TUBING WITH STAINLESS STEEL CONESAND SOCKETS JOININGSEGMENTS; ELASTIC(?) CABLE COVERED IN CLOTH BRAID; RUBBER HANDGRIP ON TOP AND SCHOCK ABSORBER ON BOTTOM.

Dimensions

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

Length
8.3 cm
Width
2.3 cm
Height
27.8 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 ONLY IN THE U.S.A.
Function
MOBILITY AID FOR THE BLIND. CANE IS HELD EXTENDED IN FRONT OF THE BODY AS AN EXTENSION OF THE USER'S TACTILE SYSTEM.
Technical
FOLDING, LIGHTWEIGHT, 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 STICKER ATTACHED TO HANDLE.
Missing
ELASTIC WRIST LOOP
Finish
COATED WITH WHITE AND RED (15.2 CM AT BOTTOM) 'SCOTCHLITE' REFLECTIVE TAPE; 14.8 CM RUBBER TUBING HANDGRIP AT TOP IS BROWNISH-ORANGE COLOUR; SHOCK ABSORBER IS BLACK.
Decoration
N/A

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