Stretcher

2023.003.001

Creation Date
1950 – 1958

Dimensions

90 in H x 25 in W x 5.5 in D

I put the fabric down for the straps on it because I don't know exactly what the material is.

Count
2
Maker's Mark
FCDA Orthopedic Equipment Co.
Description
A pair of military-grade olive stretchers. They are both a foldable pair and the metal on the underside is what is used to fold them up. The stretchers were provided by the FDCA. The Federal Civil Defense Administration (FCDA) was organized by President Harry S. Truman on December 1, 1950, through Executive Order 10186, and became an official government agency via the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 on 12 January 1951. In 1958 the FCDA was superseded by the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization when President Dwight D. Eisenhower merged the FCDA with the Office of Defense Mobilization.
Geographic Names
Jackson, Jackson, Minnesota, United States, NA [43.67417,-95.15411] [id:5031682]

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