Wheelchair

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OBJECT TYPE: MANUAL/FOLDING/4-WHEELED
DATE: 1920–1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0065.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CHAIR FRAME AND WHEEL & CASTOR SUPPORTS. CANVAS CHAIR. RUBBER WHEELS. WOODEN FOOT REST INSERT AND ARMREST SUPPORTS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 94.0 cm
Width: 58.0 cm
Height: 104.0 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF WHEELCHAIR PROBABLY USED C. 1920S-1950.
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: USED TO PHYSICALLY SUPPORT ILL OR INFIRM INDIVIDUALS, AND PERMIT MOVEMENT OR TRANSPORTATION OVER SHORT DISTANCES.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: No markings visible.
Missing: POSSIBLY MISSING ARMRESTS. MISSING SCREW SECURING RIGHT SIDE OF FRAME BELOW ARMREST. BOTH STRAPS SLUNG BELOW CHAIR SEAT ARE TORN.
Finish: CHAIR FRAME PAINTED BLACK. NATURAL CANVAS. WOODEN FITTINGS ARE STAINED & VARNISHED.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Wheelchair, circa 1920–1950, Artifact no. 2002.0065, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0065.001/

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