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- Fashioning a Leg Brace at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, November 1946 - In 1915, Henry Ford funded a new hospital for Detroit. Designed and built in consultation with leading medical experts, Henry Ford Hospital employed salaried doctors and charged low, fixed fees to patients. The hospital's medical staff included physicians, surgeons and nurses, as well as specialists in orthopedics, radiology, neonatal care, optometry, dentistry, and other fields.
- November 06, 1946
- Collections - Artifact
Fashioning a Leg Brace at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, November 1946
In 1915, Henry Ford funded a new hospital for Detroit. Designed and built in consultation with leading medical experts, Henry Ford Hospital employed salaried doctors and charged low, fixed fees to patients. The hospital's medical staff included physicians, surgeons and nurses, as well as specialists in orthopedics, radiology, neonatal care, optometry, dentistry, and other fields.
- Eames Molded Plywood Leg Splint, circa 1943 - At the start of World War II, the splints used for supporting broken limbs were heavy, inflexible, and made of increasingly scarce metal. Designers Charles and Ray Eames created a lightweight, strong, and adaptable leg splint design--and developed an innovative plywood molding process to produce them. The Eames molded leg splint became a highly effective solution for the military as well as a design object.
- circa 1943
- Collections - Artifact
Eames Molded Plywood Leg Splint, circa 1943
At the start of World War II, the splints used for supporting broken limbs were heavy, inflexible, and made of increasingly scarce metal. Designers Charles and Ray Eames created a lightweight, strong, and adaptable leg splint design--and developed an innovative plywood molding process to produce them. The Eames molded leg splint became a highly effective solution for the military as well as a design object.