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Adjustable wooden footrest, England, 1830-1930
Used to rest and raise the foot, this footrest allowed the body time to heal and to avoid further injury. Raising the foot helps to reduce swelling and ease the pain in conditions such as gout. The footrest could also be adjusted to different heights using a ratchet, a similar system to a deckchair. There is also a wooden bar to rest the foot in an upright position. This object is made from the ha…
Creator
- Science Museum, London
Subject
- orthopaedics
- footrest
Creator
- Science Museum, London
Subject
- orthopaedics
- footrest
Providing institution
Aggregator
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- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Rights
- Credit: Science Museum, London
Source
- L0057870
Identifier
- L0057870
- Science Museum A602101
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Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-06-09T12:28:29.479Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-06-09T12:28:29.479Z