Glove

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OBJECT TYPE: adult/right hand
DATE: 1920–1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0872.002

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: leather glove; metal snap closure; chamois [?] lining.

Dimensions

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

Length: 22.0 cm
Width: 9.0 cm
Height: 5.5 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: This example possibly used c, 1920s- 1950s; possibly also used later.
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 cover hand portion of artificial limb, in order to improve appearance.
Technical: .1 prosthesis' thumb is hinged; soft form digits may be manipulated. Prosthesis was secured to wearer's upper arm using an adjustable leather strap, and by tightening laces over forearm stump..2 glove provided some protection to hand's surface, and made it's presence less obvious.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "GLOVELL MFG. CO. " [?] stamped into underside of snap head. UHN catalogue no. "996.1.1" printed on white fabric tag sewn inside glove.
Missing: None.
Finish: Light tan colour leather glove has single black "button" [metal snap] closure; light tan colour chamois [?] lining.
Decoration: Illustration of bulldog head face decorates snap; Greek-key border printed in white on black background encircles bulldog logo.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Glove, circa 1920–1950, Artifact no. 2002.0872, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.0872.002/

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