Bandage

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OBJECT TYPE: triangular/Esmarch's/illustrated
DATE: 1890–1919
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0763.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: sling
Patents: N/A
General Description: cotton

Dimensions

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

Length: 151.0 cm
Width: 68.0 cm
Height: N/A
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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material & trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum, Toronto, ON.
Function: To provide support to injured limb, and to graphically illustrate variety of bandaging techniques
Technical: Bandage designed by J.F.A.von Esmarch [1823-1908]; illustrations depict 25 bandage/splint configurations, as taught by St. John Ambulance. This type of bandage, and many of these same bandage/splint uses still taught in first aid training offered by St. John's in 2010. [Ref. 3]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "POINT" and "THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION -" printed on elbow end of triangular bandage, where selvedge and unfinished edges of bandage meet. "SIDE" printed in black on both unfinished side edges of bandage. "END", "REGISTERED DESIGN 7764" and "BASE" printed on finished side edge, across from point. Illustrations labelled "1" through "25" printed on bandage. UHN catalogue no. "997.2.3" printed by hand in black ink on fabric label sewn to underside of bandage, at point.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Unbleached cotton bandage features black on tan illustrations and text.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Bandage, circa 1890–1919, Artifact no. 2002.0763, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0763.001/

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