Suspension loop

Made:
1910-1930 in London
maker:
Weiss, John

Suspension loop, padded leather with rope and metal fittings, with pulley system for adjustment, by Weiss of London, 1910-1930

Details

Category:
Orthopaedics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A181903
Materials:
leather, rope and iron
Measurements:
loop: length 891 mm
loop: width 82 mm
rope: length 890 mm
type:
suspension loops
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

Parts

Padded suspension loop

Padded suspension loop

System for adjusting suspension loop comprising eight pulleys, two cross beams and length of rope with wooden handles

Measurements:
cross beam, large: length 528 mm
cross beam, large: height 102 mm
pulley, large: height 163 mm
pulley large: width 29 mm
pulley, large: depth 15 mm
Materials:
metal (unknown) , leather and rope
Object Number:
A181903 Pt1
type:
suspension loops
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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