Splint

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OBJECT TYPE: fixed/leg/adult
DATE: 1880–1899
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0841.002

MANUFACTURER: Salmon, J.M.
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: Dark brown wooden leg splint has sliding and rotating foot bed. Metal hardware includes iron nails.

Dimensions

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

Length: 119.8 cm
Width: 27.2 cm
Height: 10.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Medical equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: This splint believed made, and presumably used, in late 19th c.; possibly also 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 correctly position and support injured limb, in order to promote healing. Specifically, this splint used to treat leg injuries.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "J.M. SALMON" incised into one side of board. UHN catalogue no. "979.22.1 b" printed by hand in white ink on wider, notched end of board.
Missing: Unknown.
Finish: Dark brown wooden leg splint has sliding and rotating foot bed. Metal hardware includes iron nails.
Decoration: N/A

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Salmon, J.M., Splint, circa 1880–1899, Artifact no. 2002.0841, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0841.002/

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