Objects Database

Stretcher

Accession Number

044.2008.1

Object Name

Stretcher

Created

29/03/2008

Creator

Mick Tighe

Accession Date

29/03/2008

Brief Description

Mountain rescue stretcher. Steel with wooden bearers, canvas bed and canvas casualty protector. Beige in colour

Materials

Steel, wood and canvas.

Dimensions

215cm (L) x 59cm (W) x 28cm (H).

Number Of Objects

1

Inscription Description

None

Colour

Beige

Maker

Unknown

Provenance

This stretcher was donated by Killin Mountain Rescue team who had it lying in their equipment store for many years. Neither they, nor us, know much about its origin and we'd be delighted to hear from anyone who does. It looks like a military prototype of some sort and would seem to date from WWII or maybe a bit later. Donald Duff was a surgeon at the Belford Hospital in Fort William and leader of Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team in the 1950's and he certainly did experiments with lots of stretchers so this could be one of his prototypes. It's very heavy and very robust and has provision for some kind of wheel system. The bed seems to be a standard military, canvas and wood litter. A bit of a teaser and certainly unique.

Acquisition Method

Donated by Killin Mountain Rescue Team

Acquisition Date

29/03/2008

Condition Check Date

28/04/2009

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

28/04/2009

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