Belt, colostomy

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1950–1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.1004.004

MANUFACTURER: Hartz, J.F. & Co. Ltd.
MODEL: Lewis Colostomy Apparatus
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 4
Total Parts: 7
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: White elastic and cotton [?] fabric belt; silver metal fasteners.

Dimensions

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

Length: 22.5 cm
Width: 6.7 cm
Height: 5.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Patient care
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Hartz
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: This kit is 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 correctly and securely position the colostomy cover during use.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None evident, save UHN catalogue no. "997.2.15" printed by hand in black ink on off-white fabric label sewn to belt.
Missing: None.
Finish: Off-white elastic and cotton [?] fabric belt; silver metal fasteners.
Decoration: N/A

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Hartz, J.F. & Co. Ltd., Belt, colostomy, between 1950–1969, Artifact no. 2002.1004, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.1004.004/

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