Patent Model - Improvement in Attachments for Invalid-Beds

Maker and role
Rosa O'Donnell (b.1840, d.1926), Patentee
Production date
Nov 04 1879
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Object detail

Media/Materials
Wood, cotton or linen, paper
Measurements
2 1/8 x 4 5/8 x 8 1/4" (5.4 x 11.7 x 21cm)
10 x 4 1/2" (25.4 x 11.4cm)
6 3/4 x 1 1/4 x 3 1/4" (17.1 x 3.2 x 8.3cm)
6 3/4 x 1 1/4 x 3 1/4" (17.1 x 3.2 x 8.3cm)
3 x 1 3/4" (7.6 x 4.4cm)
Description
O'Donnell states that once the operation described in the specifications is complete, "the patient, being now entirely free from the bed, may be rolled about, as he rests upon an independent support. To lower the patient the operation is reversed." (Patent Number 221,346)
Object number
2015.14.3043a-f
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