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Type of Object
Brace
Date of Manufacture
1920-1925
Physical Details
Back brace with leather padding and steel framework. Designed to fit the dimensions of an adolescent child, the brace is composed of three thick steel bars to which leather is clamped at the bottom and fitted with leather straps set with adjustable holes. The steel frame of the brace can be lowered or raised to fit with the use of screws. Back side of brace has an extra pad attached to the steel piece which would fit behind the spine, and the top of the device is fitted with a padded leather chin rest and head rest, which can also be adjusted through the use of screws.
Dimensions
55 cm. x 25 cm. x 23 cm.
Medical Subject
Braces
Accession Number
1998.5.1
Genre
medical equipment
Local Genre
medical artifact
Type
Still Image
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
Rights Statement URL
Rights
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Collection
Medical Artifacts Collection
Source
Original object: Back Brace, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
mar00162.jpg