Splint set
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- OBJECT TYPE
- fixed/leg/adult
- DATE
- 1880–1899
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.0841.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Salmon, J.M.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- splint
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Dark brown wooden leg splint has sliding and rotating foot bed. Metal hardware includes iron nails.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 121.0 cm
- Width
- 30.0 cm
- Height
- 9.4 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
- Salmon
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- This splint believed made, and presumably used, in late 19th 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
- "J.M. SALMON" incised into one side of board. UHN catalogue no. "979.22.1 a" printed by hand in white ink on wider, notched end of board.
- Missing
- Unknown.
- Finish
- Dark brown wooden leg splint has sliding and rotating foot bed. Metal hardware includes iron nails.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Salmon, J.M., Splint set, circa 1880–1899, Artifact no. 2002.0841, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0841.001/
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