Forearm Crutch

Object/Artifact

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Living History Museum

Name/Title

Forearm Crutch

Entry/Object ID

1999.18.7

Description

Metal crutch with white rubber hand support, gray rubber foot, metal arm cuff on hinge. Manufacturer's name appears twice: cast into metal hand support, and etched on the telescoping leg. The metal arm cuff pivots.

Collection

Alumni Association Collection

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

The Lofstrand Company

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

The crutch is worn overall, dirty, scratched, stained. Rubber foot is cracking, hinge functions, one internal bolt is corroded.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

August 3, 1999

Updated By

khammerstrom@umaryland.edu

Update Date

August 14, 2025