Physical Description:

wood (overall material)

metal, brass (overall material)

textile, cotton (overall material)

paper (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 50 cm x 10.5 cm x 1.5 cm; 19 11/16 in x 4 1/8 in x 19/32 in

Object Name:

crutch

Date made:

ca 1863

Description:

Patent model for John DeWitt Wemple, “Crutch,” U.S. Patent 39,854 (Sept. 8, 1863). Wemple’s crutches were extensible and so were variable in height; they had springs and so were easy on the arms; they could be folded and so were easily portable; and they would not slip.

Location:

Currently not on view

ID Number:

MG.309032.03

Accession number:

309032

Catalog number:

309032.03

Patent number:

39854

See more items in:

Medicine and Science: Medicine, Prostheses

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-e331-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_211081