Splint

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OBJECT TYPE: fixed/leg/adult
DATE: 1900–1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0839.001

MANUFACTURER: Zimmer Mfg. Co.
MODEL: 40B
LOCATION: Warsaw, Indiana, 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: aluminum; brass (?) used for repair.

Dimensions

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

Length: 36.0 cm
Width: 21.0 cm
Height: 11.5 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: Zimmer
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Indiana
City: Warsaw

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: This splint believed made, and presumably used, in early 20th c.; possibly also 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.
Function: To correctly position and support injured limb, in order to promote healing. Specifically, this splint used to treat leg injuries.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: UHN catalogue no. "982.27.2" printed by hand in black ink on outside of frame, at toe. "ZIMMER MFG. CO./ WARSAW [logo- "Z" inside diamond] IND. USA./ 40B" stamped into back of splint.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Bright silver metal (aluminum] frame; previous repairs made to break on foot bed used brass (?) strips.
Decoration: N/A

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Zimmer Mfg. Co., Splint, circa 1900–1920, Artifact no. 2002.0839, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0839.001/

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