Splint

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OBJECT TYPE: adjustable/leg
DATE: 1890
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0837.001

MANUFACTURER: Pratt, E.S. & Son
MODEL: 2
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Splint constructed of wood: fitted with metal hardware and fabric straps with metal buckle closures.

Dimensions

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

Length: 86.0 cm
Width: 14.0 cm
Height: 23.5 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: Pratt
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: This splint believed made, and presumably used, c. 1890.
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 fractures of the femur.
Technical: Double incline plane splint for fractures of the femur. Foot is strapped to footboard and length can be adjusted by screws under footboard. Angle of flexion regulated by placement of base to footboard in one of six graduated slats. Two straps below knee and two over thigh; base board hinged to splint. Metal plate under thigh. [Ref. 3]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "E.S. Pratt & Son" and "2" stencilled in black ink on underside of leg support. "John Harcourt, M.D." handwritten in black lead pencil on underside of base. UHN catalogue no. "X922.1.3" printed by hand in white ink on underside of both leg support and base. "AM/ 3969" printed by hand in lead pencil on white adhesive label applied to splint back.
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Splint constructed of wood: fitted with metal hardware and fabric straps with metal buckle closures.
Decoration: N/A

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Pratt, E.S. & Son, Splint, circa 1890, Artifact no. 2002.0837, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0837.001/

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