Belt

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OBJECT TYPE: support/prosthesis
DATE: 1926
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0130.002

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Fibre and leather belt with metal attachment hardware

Dimensions

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Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: THIS LIMB USED 1926- EARLY 1970S.
Canada: ARTIFICIAL LEG WORN BY DONOR'S FATHER, MR. WILFRED JOHN MCGUIRE (1908-1993). MR. MCGUIRE LOST HIS LEFT LEG IN A FARM ACCIDENT WHEN HE WAS 5 YEARS OLD: WHEN HE WAS 18 HE ACQUIRED THIS, HIS FIRST, ARTIFICIAL LEG. (REF.1, P.2). CANADIAN ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN DESIGN & MFR OF PROSTHESIS ARE WELL DOCUMENTED. FACILITIES SUCH AS THE CAMP HILL HOSPITAL IN HALIFAX, NS ESTABLISHED FOR VICTIMS OF THE HALIFAX EXPLOSION (1917) AND WW 1 VETERANS ARE ESPECIALLY WELL KNOWN FOR INNOVATIVE TREATMENT & REHABILITATION OF AMPUTEES. (REF. 1)
Function: To help secure a leg prosthesis to the wearer and provide additional support for the weight of the prosthesis.
Technical: ARTIFICIAL LEG, FEATURING LEATHER RECEPTACLE FOR STUMP, ADJUSTABLE BELT &ATTACHMENT HARNESS, AND THICK SOCK LINER (USED TO PREVENT CHAFING). THIS STYLE OF PROSTHESIS WAS AN IMPROVEMENT OVER EARLIER RIGID DESIGNS: HINGED KNEE OFFERED AMPUTEES BETTER FLEXIBILITY AND MOBILITY, AND IMPORTANT VISUAL BENEFITS WHEN SITTING.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None apparent
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: BEIGE & LIGHT BROWN HARNESS
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Belt, circa 1926, Artifact no. 1998.0130, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1998.0130.002/

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