Zander Apparatus A-4 for Stretching the Arms Upward
date: label: associated dates
content: 1835 03 29
notes: label: Description
content: Gustav Zander (1835-1920) was a Swedish physician who, having become interested in the connection between mechanics of the body and muscle building, devised a series of machines to help correct physical impairments. This example (a model A4) was designed for active stretching arms upwards. An inscription reads “THE KNY-SCHEERER Co. / . . . / . . . / . . . / TYPE ZANDER A4 / G. ZANDER.”
label: Description
content: Ref: The Kny-Scheerer Co., Kinesotherapy: Medico-Mechanical Treatment (New York, 1914). p. 136.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: associated place
content: Sweden: Stockholm, Stockholm
topic: label: associated subject
content: Exercise
label: associated subject
content: physical fitness
label: associated subject
content: Physical Therapy
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Virginia Hot Springs, Inc.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1989.0597.01.01
label: accession number
content: 1989.0597
label: catalog number
content: 1989.0597.01.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Exercise Machine
label: Other Terms
content: Exercise Machine; Physical Therapy; Exercise Equipment
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cast (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, iron (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, brass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: black (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: gold (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 210 cm x 56 cm x 170 cm; 82 11/16 in x 22 1/16 in x 66 15/16 in