Splint
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- OBJECT TYPE
- adjustable/arm
- DATE
- 1900–1950
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.0835.002
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Levis 22
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 2
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- silver metal, nickle- plated.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 14.3 cm
- Width
- 8.1 cm
- Height
- 4.7 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
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- This splint presumably made and used c.1850- 1900.
- 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 correctly position and support injured limb, in order to promote healing. Specifically, this splint used to treat arm and/or elbow injuries. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "No. 22" and "LEVIS SPLINT" stamped into metal splint. UHN catalogue no. "X969.381 B" printed by hand in white ink on splint.
- Missing
- Splint broken in two: both pieces [.1 & .2] are intact.
- Finish
- Bright silver metal splint is nickle-plated; silver metal screw permits adjustment of hinged join.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Splint, circa 1900–1950, Artifact no. 2002.0835, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0835.002/
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