Splint
Object number2004.23.7
Designer
Dr. William Dickey Kearns
Manufacturer
J. Ellwood Lee Company
Date1900
OriginConshohocken, PA
Mediummetal/paper
Credit LineGift of Mercy Hospital Archives
DescriptionMetal flexed splint for adult's right hand.Dimensions4.25 x 15 in. (10.8 x 38.1 cm)Marks"J. ELLWOOD LEE CO."
"KEARN'S Metallic Flexed Splint/Patented Oct. 6th, 1896/RIGHT PALMER/N0. 34 ADULT/MANUFACTURED BY/J. ELLWOOD LEE CO./MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS/CONSHOHOCKEN PA, U.S.A."
"Inscription LEE'S PATENT/RIGHT" on bottom of back.
Historical NotesSplint was designed by Dr. William Dickey Kearns and patented in 1896, patent number 568,951. Donated by Kathleen M. Washy, Archivist, on behalf of Mercy Hospital Archives.
Terms
On View
On view
Welch Allyn, Inc.
2005-2006
c. 1989