A bandage roller comprised of (a) two disc-shaped plates, one of which slides over a joint shaft that is fixed to one disc, allowing for the adjustment to bandage width; attached to the base of this disc are three lateral bandage guide bars that also slide into opposite disc; each disc extends into…
A bandage roller comprised of (a) two disc-shaped plates, one of which slides over a joint shaft that is fixed to one disc, allowing for the adjustment to bandage width; attached to the base of this disc are three lateral bandage guide bars that also slide into opposite disc; each disc extends into a clamp with a thumbscrew at their bottom which attach the roller to a fixed support; the crankshaft (b) is a removable square-shaped solid metal rod that extends through both discs; at one end, the shaft is bent in an L-shape and extends into a bulbous wooden handle held onto the shaft with a round, flat rivet
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - bandage roller frame - Size: Length 16.7 cm x Width 7.2 cm x Depth 18.0 cm
b - crank shaft - Size: Length 20.4 cm x Width 4.5 cm x Depth 1.3 cm
Provenance
Used either by Dr. C.H. Bird or by Dr. Godfrey Bird, of Gananoque, Ont.
Dates
1900
1930
circa 1900-1930
Material
metal: silver-grey
wood: brown
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D4-1
Condition Remarks
Bandage roller is in good working order, but metal surfaces on clamps show evidence of inactive corrosion; interior rim of support frame is pitted; cross arms are scratched and scuffed
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Surgical Instruments: Suction and Pressure Apparatus," 17th ed., J. Sklar Manufacturing Co., Long Island City, 1967, p. 339 (similar to item 430-150) (see attached photocopy)