Splint

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OBJECT TYPE: fixed/forearm
DATE: 1880–1899
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0826.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

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

Dimensions

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

Length: 29.2 cm
Width: 9.1 cm
Height: 3.4 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: This splint made, and presumably used in late 19th c.; possibly also used later.
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. Used by the original donor's great uncle Dr. Daniel E. Brook in his practice in Newhamburg [ON] in 1887 and Windsor [ON] in 1892. [Ref. 3]
Function: To correctly position and support injured limb, in order to promote healing.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None, save UHN catalogue no. "979.7.5" printed by hand in white ink on underside of palm support.
Missing: None.
Finish: All wood construction.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Splint, circa 1880–1899, Artifact no. 2002.0826, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0826.001/

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