overall: 21 cm x 7.5 cm x 3.8 cm; 8 9/32 in x 2 15/16 in x 1 1/2 in
Object Name:
splint, radius
Place made:
United States: Pennsylvania, Conshohocken
Description:
Perforated metal radius splint for an infant made by the J. E. Lee Co. Company of Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. This firm, begun by John Elwood Lee (1860-1914), offered various medical and surgical apparatus.
Ref: J. Elwood Lee, “Manufacture of Sheet-Metal Splints,” U.S. Patent 376,666 (Jan. 17, 1888).
Location:
Currently not on view
Credit Line:
Gift of The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland
