General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 SYNTHETIC (?) COMPOSITE SKELETON; TEETH MAY BE REAL. SILVER METAL ROD EXTENDS THROUGH SPINE; SILVER METAL FASTENINGS SECURE BONES THROUGHOUT SKELETON, AND FORM SLIDING HOOK CLOSURES ON SKULL. FELT-LIKE PADS SEPARATE VERTEBRAE OF SPINE..2 ALL METAL ADJUSTABLE I.V. POLE FITTED WITH SYNTHETIC (?) CASTORS.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

51.0 cm

Width

50.0 cm

Height

209.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Miscellaneous

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS SKELETON PROBABLY MADE AND USED IN 20TH C.

Canada

PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF MEDICAL ARTIFACTS, ARCHIVAL MATERIAL & TRADE LITERATURE TRANSFERRED TO CSTM IN 2002 FROM THE FORMER HISTORY OF MEDICINE MUSEUM, TORONTO ON.

Function

FULL SIZE HUMAN SKELETON USED FOR TEACHING OR DEMONSTRATION PURPOSES.

Technical

FULL SIZE HUMAN MALE SKELETON, PROBABLY CONSTRUCTED IN 20TH C. OF SYNTHETIC MATERIALS. SKELETON HAS HINGED JAW; COLOUR CONTRASTED REINFORCED RIBCAGE AND STERNUM FRONT SURFACE; AND REMOVEABLE SKULL ROOF, PERMITTING VIEW OF INTERIOR CRANIAL CAVITY. SUSPENDEDFROM A MOVEABLE I.V. POLE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 "2" handwritten in pencil on both side of inner top edge of ribcage..2 "NOELTLING- FAULTLESS- EVANSVILLE IND." & "NO. 9 T-31" cast in raised print on castors..2 "2" crudely incised in pole, near height adjustment point.

Missing

UNKNOWN. APPEARS COMPLETE.

Finish

.1 OFF-WHITE SKELETON HAS MEDIUM-BROWN FIBROUS TEXTURE 'CAP' ON INNER PORTION OF RIBCAGE. SILVER METAL FITTINGS..2 SILVER METAL POLE FITTED WITH BLACK SYNTHETIC CASTORS.

Decoration

N/A