(a) Metal handle, T-shaped with a hole drilled through the shaft; bottom of both arms curved in three concave arcs, for grip, and oval openings running the length of both arms; (b) solid metal hook, the shaft of which runs through (a); bottom 1.5 cm is threaded to attach to (c); (c) circular metal …
(a) Metal handle, T-shaped with a hole drilled through the shaft; bottom of both arms curved in three concave arcs, for grip, and oval openings running the length of both arms; (b) solid metal hook, the shaft of which runs through (a); bottom 1.5 cm is threaded to attach to (c); (c) circular metal washer with textured outside surface.
Number Of Parts
3
Part Names
a - handle - Size: Length 13.9 cm x Width 4.8 cm x Depth 1.3 cm
b - hook - Size: Length 7.8 cm x Width 2.1 cm x Depth 0.4 cm
c - washer - Size: Length 1.0 cm x Diam. 1.3 cm
Provenance
Owned and used by Dr. Burns of Napanee, Ont., a 1947 graduate of the Queen's University Medical Program; some items belonged to Dr. Stratton, who held the Napanee practice prior to Dr. Burns.
Material
metal: silver
Inscriptions
None
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-E2-13
Condition Remarks
(a) Metal is worn and pitted; (b) threading has inactive corrosion; spots also on curved sections of hook; (c) light wear only
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Person
Reference Comments
"Hospital & Physicians Equipment and Supplies," by J.F. Hartz Co., 1960, p. 129 (similar to item #3–603–P); Mary White, retired OR nurse; Claire Kelly, retired OR nurse
Research Facts
Handle attached to a pulley rope so a patient could pull himself upright in bed; commonly used in beds where patients were recovering from leg surgery.