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Lot 16

[CIVIL WAR]. Levis?s Metallic Splint, No. 22 Adult Adjustab...

Estimate: $100 - $200

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[CIVIL WAR]. Levis?s Metallic Splint, No. 22 Adult Adjustable Angular. [N.p.:] J. Ellwood Lee Co., [ca. 1880s]. Copper metallic splint (most likely used to support an arm from the upper arm to the forearm), sticker. With adjusting, locking hinge at center (some mild tarnishing, bumping, some wear to sticker). [Together with:] 3 copper metallic splints for children (with identifying stickers): No. 9 Tibia & Fibia for Children; No. 14 Anterior Tibia for Children; No. 1 Radius for Infants. Some wear, bumping, tarnishing. These were invented by Dr. Richard Levis (1827-1890), a doctor who served in the Civil War. [With:] Faught Blood Pressure Apparatus (Philadelphia: G. Pilling & Son Co., ca. 1910).