Medical Jig

Object/Artifact

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Museum Of American Heritage

Name/Title

Medical Jig

Entry/Object ID

1000.1801.88

Description

Jig, Medical

Collection

Dave Baer

Made/Created

Manufacturer

V. Mueller & Co.

Notes

where made: Chicago

Material

Brass

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

curated description

Label

Medical Jig V. Mueller & Co., Chicago, IL Unknown Date This device was designed to realign broken arm or leg bones in conjunction with a cast or splint. V. Mueller & Company was founded by German immigrant Vinzenz Mueller in 1893 in Chicago and continues to produce innovative medical equipment to this day.

General Notes

Note

For aligning arm and broken leg bones, hand scribed J Lxxxx\boxa, M.D.