Roller, Bandage
Bandage roller mounted on table clamp, Canterbury, NH
ca. 1840
Description
Bandage roller comprises two circular wooden disks on a metal axle that spans the width of a wooden clamp. The axle has a short handle with a turned wooden knob. The axle is affixed to the clamp by one wooden and one metal bracket secured in place by a small dowel. The length of the axle can be adjusted allowing for bandages of different widths to be accommodated. The clamp has a wooden thumbscrew. Surrounding the axle between the two disks is a length of blue tape (added by the museum).
Notes
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New Hampshire Canterbury
