General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Off-white cotton corset has blue-grey lacings and elastic inserts; silver metal snap and eye-and-hook closures. Wide silver metal "ribs" encased in corset provide rigid form; exposed ends of metal ribs have off-white synthetic covering. Off-white elastic straps and fittings.

Dimensions

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

Length

44.0 cm

Width

29.0 cm

Height

9.0 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

Slawner

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Montréal

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

Unknown

Canada

Corset made by J. Slawner [company] in Montreal, PQ, one of the largest and best-known manufacturers of orthopedic appliances in Canada since late 1950s. Corset worn as part of 1st series of orthopedic devices made for Mario Fagnan, then 9 years old. Worn with underpants 2004.0102

Function

To protect and provide physical support to the wearer's torso.

Technical

Example of torso support of type commonly worn by polio victims before mid-1960s. They were made of cotton or other fabrics, re-reinforced with metal: relatively bulky, heavy and capable of limited adjustment, supports like this were replaced by moulded synthetic corsets custom-made for each wearer.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Tag sewn inside left seam reads "J.Slawner/ ORTHOPEDIC APPLIANCES/ MONTREAL, QUE." "UNITED/ CARR" incised on snap backs.

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Off-white cotton corset has blue-grey lacings and elastic inserts; silver metal snap and eye-and-hook closures. Wide silver metal "ribs" encased in corset provide rigid form; exposed ends of metal ribs have off-white synthetic covering. Off-white elastic straps and fittings.

Decoration

N/A