Splint

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OBJECT TYPE: adjustable/arm
DATE: 1900–1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0835.002

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Levis 22
LOCATION: Unknown

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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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