Accessories for a prototype footwriter

Made:
1919 in Edinburgh

Accessories for a prototype footwriter, made by George Thomson, Edinburgh, 1919

Details

Category:
Orthopaedics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A602413
Materials:
brass, iron, soldered and wood
Measurements:
case: length 595 mm
case: width 210 mm
case, estimated: height 80 mm
type:
footwriters
credit:
Thomson, G.

Parts

Case for prototype footwriter

Case for prototype footwriter

Case

Measurements:
length 595 mm
width 209 mm
height 4 mm
Materials:
wood, plywood, stained brown
Object Number:
A602413 Pt1
type:
cases
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Foot guide

Foot guide

Foot guide

Measurements:
length 560 mm
width 70 mm
height 85 mm
Materials:
metal and pine
Object Number:
A602413 Pt2
type:
foot guides
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Stirrup

Stirrup

Stirrup

Measurements:
length 147 mm
width 84 mm
height 31 mm
Materials:
iron
Object Number:
A602413 Pt3
type:
stirrups
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Toe jim

Toe jim

Toe jim

Measurements:
length 20 mm
width 70 mm
height 40 mm
Materials:
iron and brass
Object Number:
A602413 Pt4
type:
toe jim
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Stirrup block

Stirrup block

Stirrup block

Measurements:
length 125 mm
width 165 mm
height 55 mm
Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A602413 Pt5
type:
stirrup blocks
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum