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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1965
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0913.002

MANUFACTURER: DOW CORNING CORP.
MODEL: Dacron HH 0060
LOCATION: Midland, Michigan, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 3
AKA: swatch
Patents: N/A
General Description: White woven synthetic fabric swatch stored inside clear synthetic [plastic ?] bag; white and green paper sticker on bag front.

Dimensions

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

Length: 7.5 cm
Width: 6.2 cm
Height: N/A
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: DOW
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Michigan
City: Midland

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Probably available in mid- 1960s; possibly also later. Appears new/never used.
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 facilitate tissue fixation during chin implant procedure.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "Dacron/ For Optional Use As Fixation/ HH 0060" printed on label on bag. UHN catalogue no.."981.13.3 b" printed by hand on lower front edge of bag.
Missing: None.
Finish: White woven synthetic fabric swatch stored inside clear synthetic [plastic ?] bag; white and green paper sticker on bag front.
Decoration: N/A

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DOW CORNING CORP., Patch, circa 1965, Artifact no. 2002.0913, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0913.002/

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