Forearm Crutch

Object/Artifact

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Living History Museum

Name/Title

Forearm Crutch

Entry/Object ID

1999.18.5

Description

Metal crutch with yellow rubber hand support, red rubber foot, metal arm cuff with hinge, gray rubber rings around bottom telescoping cylinder, and on top just below metal cuff and hinge. The manufacturer's name is etched on the top telescoping cylinder.

Acquisition

Accession

1999.18

Source or Donor

Clinical Simulation Labs, Debbie Spunt, MS, RN

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Credit Line

Gift of the Clinical Simulation Labs

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Precision Grinding & Manufacturing Co.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Crutch

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Assistive Objects

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Height

38 in

Material

Metal, Plastic, rubber

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

Metal worn, stained, scratched overall, rubber worn and cracked. Yellow rubber hand support stained and worn. Bolts inside metal arm cuff are corroded.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

August 3, 1999

Updated By

khammerstrom@umaryland.edu

Update Date

August 14, 2025