Original Civil War Shoulder or Collar Bone Splint / SOLD

Original Civil War Shoulder or Collar Bone Splint - Inventory Number: MED 235 / SOLD

Measuring 18” x 6” and stamped into the metal strap guide is “A.M. DAY’S PATENT / JULY 5 1853 / BENNINGTON VT.”. Dr. Almiron M. Day secured patents for wooden medical splints from the mid-1850s through the Civil War.

Shoulder splints such as this would be common in the Army hospitals during the Civil War. They were intended to be used over the shoulders and across the back of the neck. Arm and leg splints would be available to both the hospitals and to the Regimental surgeons.

When a soldier was wounded, quite often it would cause bone damage which had to be set with splints. Dr. Day’s splints are the most prolific examples used throughout the war.

This is a very unusual splint and much rarer than the typical arm and leg examples.  This example retains the original pads and straps with buckles.  This piece will certainly be an important addition to a Civil War display or any 19th Century Medical display.  

Inventory Number: MED 235 / SOLD