Plaster cast arm splint worn by a child with polio

PART OF:
Four arm splints of varying construction, worn by children with polio
Made:
1942-1948 in Dartford
SMG00156972 Plaster cast arm splint worn by a child with polio Plaster cast arm splint worn by a child with polio
SMG00156972 Plaster cast arm splint worn by a child with polio Plaster cast arm splint worn by a child with polio

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Plaster cast arm splint made for and worn by a child with polio, made at West Hill Hospital, England, 1942-1948

Details

Category:
Orthopaedics
Object Number:
1989-832/2
Materials:
plaster
Measurements:
overall: 92 mm x 375 mm x 545 mm,
type:
splint
credit:
Blackston, B.

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