2,646 Comments for Clairvaux Tuberculosis Hospital

The entire shot gives off an air of sleepiness - just great.

I've no doubt that these axes are either remnants of firefighters' training or a set-up designed by other explorers to scare people. Still, it's very fun to think up more sinister ways in which they found their way into the room.

I recently found a wheel chair at an antique store- my husband is a physician and we have begun to collect various vintage items. We came across a wooden wheelchair and have come to dead ends when researching when it may have been from. It looks like the one above except it is a tapestry covering (not sure if it is original) and it has a single foot rest. Please let me know if there are any websites that might be able to help us.
Thanks

Maybe they grew up in the hospital?
P.S. - murphy, you wrote on my birthday

so many wheelchairs

i'm an expert on this:
nowadays, big wheels are in the back not front

it looks like the wheels on my wheelchair!

uh huh, it looks like a bib....

wow, what type of blood is it??

why would you have PERFECTLY good medical eqitment laying in the dirt???? A have a wheelchair and I use it.

what hapened?

wow, where can i get one?

This site welcomes comments explaining these facilities and found objects, thank you for the info!

To understand what these things are, one must first get out of the "restraint" mindset that is commonly shown in horror movies. These are not restraints. They are used to move people that cannot move themselves. Think about it this way, you are a ninety pound nurst trying to move three hundred pounds of dead weight. Now tell me, do you need help?
The world of special needs also has quite a few devices to this day that look like something used to restrain someone in a horror flick. Take a look a a standing frame someday :)

Yipes, sorry I am posting so much. I looked at the photograph again and it is upside down. The hole in the middle is about where a person's crotch would be. A leg would be on the longer part to either side. There really is no good head support on these things, aside from the whole wrapping up feeling of the sling. all four sides and a few other places attach to the metal part that lifts and lowers the person.