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OBJECT TYPE: LITTER
DATE: 1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0508.001

MANUFACTURER: Hartz, J.F. Co. Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Toronto, 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: canvas, wood (oak), leather, and metal components.

Dimensions

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

Length: 239.0 cm
Width: 48.0 cm
Height: 27.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Medical equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Hartz
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Manufactured 1940.
Canada: Unknown
Function: Used to transport ill, injured or infirm individual in prone position, over short distances, and usually in haste.
Technical: Date of manufacture, design and materials of construction suggest this stretcher made have been manufactured for/ to quasi-military specifications, for use in training exercises, as first aid equipment, etc. Adjustable zippered body compartment on sling permits for rapid, secure movement of injured without need for straps, ties, etc.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "11 DE 1940" incised in underside of wooden frame. "J.F. HARTZ CO. L[td.}/ SICK ROOM SUPPLIES/ TORONTO AND MONTREAL" printed on decal applied to underside of frame. UHN catalogue no. "983.15.1" printed by hand in white ink on handgrip.
Missing: None.
Finish: Light brown colour canvas sling has silver metal buckles, grommets and zipper. Oak frame. Silver metal frame supports, braces. Canvas secured to oak frame using silver metal nails, and reinforced by leather trim.
Decoration: N/A

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Hartz, J.F. Co. Ltd., Stretcher, 1940, Artifact no. 2002.0508, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0508.001/

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