Maker:

Randall-Faichney Company  Search this

Physical Description:

wood (overall material)

metal (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 56 in x 8 in x 6 in; 142.24 cm x 20.32 cm x 15.24 cm

Object Name:

crutch, pneumatic

Description:

Pneumatic crutch invented by George Hipwood (ca. 1885-), a woodcarver in Boston, with a "'RANFAC' Boston U.S.A." inscription.

Ref: George Hipwood, “Crutch,” U.S. Patent 1,194,384 (Aug. 15, 1916).

“Hipwood Pneumatic Crutch,” The Modern Hospital 7 (1916): 514.

Location:

Currently not on view

Credit Line:

Dr. Fritz Friedland, M.D.

ID Number:

MG.306966.01.02

Accession number:

306966

Catalog number:

306966.01.02

See more items in:

Medicine and Science: Medicine, Prostheses

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-e0c3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_211001