Harness

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OBJECT TYPE: adult/arm
DATE: 1900–1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0873.002

MANUFACTURER: Best, J.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Canvas over-the-shoulder harness has brown [painted ?] exterior; fitted and secured to wearer using brown leather straps fitted with silver metal buckles. Metal hardware securing straps to canvas has been reinforced in selected areas by use of dark green woven fabric [shoe ?] laces. Underside of canvas is natural/ unbleached.

Dimensions

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

Length: 51.0 cm
Width: 27.0 cm
Height: 6.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Assistive technologies
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Best
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
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: Provides suspension for prosthesis, and assists with positioning and control.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None, save UHN catalogue no. "996.1.2" printed by hand in black ink on woven white fabric label sewn onto underside of canvas.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Canvas over-the-shoulder harness has brown [painted ?] exterior; fitted and secured to wearer using brown leather straps fitted with silver metal buckles. Metal hardware securing straps to canvas has been reinforced in selected areas by use of dark green woven fabric [shoe ?] laces. Underside of canvas is natural/ unbleached.
Decoration: N/A

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Best, J., Harness, circa 1900–1950, Artifact no. 2002.0873, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0873.002/

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