Medical Jig

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

General Notes

Note

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