Patent Model - Improvement in Invalid-Bedsteads
Maker and role
Gaston D'Haisne (French), Patentee
Amédée Lefébvre (French), Assignee
Production date
Jul 29 1879
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, fabric, brass
Measurements
9 1/2 x 12 1/4 x 5" (24.1 x 31.1 x 12.7cm)
Description
D’Haisne assigned his rights to Amedee Antoine Lefebvre, of the same place. His patent incorporated moving and stationary sections of a bedstead, catering to a variety of patient needs. For example, the head-section "is so connected or hinged to the stationary section as to adapt it to be raised from a horizontal to a vertical, or nearly vertical, position to give the desired inclination to the body of the patient." (Patent Number 217,999)
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Object number
2015.14.2948a,b
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