1,846 Comments for Linton State Hospital

the plant that i work in as a maintenance manager in brockton ma. has six of these, less the hoods. its a great machine.

bad stencil artist :P

that's really creepy... its a small bath

Well I think a few people finally got it right. I am pretty certain that it is an orthopedic table used for casting different parts of the body especially the spine. It does have the capability to apply traction forces as needed for casting the spine or aligning severe fractures in limbs.

The iron lung is quite the interesting piece of medical history.

I love the windows and the slope of the roof

Wow...that thing is spooky

That is a beautiful piece of American Engineering. Believe it or not, many industrial launderers still use these. They are built like tanks and they produce well pressed dry linen at very high speeds when fully functional. In 2003, I took over at a plant in Tallahassee that had a Six Roll Slant Chest built in 1918. Well maintained and fully functional, just a little bit too slow for todays standards though. In the above picture, you do not get to see the sacriest part, double stacked rows of gears and sprockets used to drive the rolls. Originally manufacted, they didn't have all the covers and hood and safety features. Chains and sprockets were left wide open. And no Emergency Stop features either. If you got caught in, you only hoped someone quick was at the diconnect. You can still buy them remanufactured and of course updated with all the safety controls and personnel protection devices as well as more efficient controls and drives. True American Engineering, enduring.

Cool story bro

I acquired a 1937 Drinker-Collins iron lung from a junk yard and had it restored at Rick's Restorations in Las Vegas, home of American Restoration on The History Channel. The show (episode title "American Respiration") aired Tuesday, May 7, and will be airing more times over the next few weeks and months.

How much is one of these vintage iron lungs?

Yo Tim F----its time for the bus grandpa

I glad some of you self indulgent pricks think this is funny. the younger generation simply sucks. they have no appreciation for the suffering and sacrefices made by others thats afforded them their cushy lifestyles

TB can not only infect the lungs but bones as well, especially the hips or spine . Treatment might include month spent in a plaster body cast called a hip spica. Depending on the bones affected the cast might be appled from the toes all the way to the chest. The casting table is designed so the patients body is supported only at the feet and back or buttocks Cast padding and plaster rolls can then be easily wound around the patients truck and legs.

it was a childrens hospital before it closed