Buy this book on-line Shands, A. R : The Technique of Making Celluloid Splints. Reprinted from The International Journal of Surgery. February, 1918Richmond: William Printing Company, 1907., 1907
Pamphlet. 8vo. 10 pp. Illustrated with 7 photographs. Original printed gray-green stapled wrappers. Near fine. Shands condemns sending patients to instrument makers for braces and not supervising or taking responsibility for appropriateness and fit of the device. He says now he makes most of his own braces by making a temporary plaster mold, then a celluloid casting from it. The celluloid was initially dissolved in acetone . . . Celluloid was the first synthetic plastic material developed in the 1860s & 1870s from nitrocellulose and camphor. Near fine.. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Soft cover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Shands, A. R : The Technique of Making Celluloid Splints. Reprinted from The International Journal of Surgery. February, 1918. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including antiquarian books, out-of-print books, out of print books, used books and rare books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |