Sock, prosthetic

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OBJECT TYPE: adult/arm
DATE: 1900–1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0873.003

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: home built
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 5
AKA: stump sock
Patents: N/A
General Description: Dark brown wool (?) form has lightly ribbed texture; light brown and yellow-brown wool [?] panels at closed end have been repaired [darned] using light pink wool [?].

Dimensions

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

Length: 16.4 cm
Width: 9.8 cm
Height: 2.2 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: Unknown
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: To protect amputation site, adjust fit of prosthesis, absorb perspiration and provide padding within the socket.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None evident.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Dark brown wool (?) form has lightly ribbed texture; light brown and yellow-brown wool [?] panels at closed end have been repaired [darned] using light pink wool [?].
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Sock, prosthetic, circa 1900–1950, Artifact no. 2002.0873, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0873.003/

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