Loom Makes Crippled Children Happy (Feb, 1940)
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Source: Mechanix Illustrated ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Feb, 1940
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Source: Mechanix Illustrated ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Feb, 1940
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Loom Makes Crippled Children Happy
LIFE will be a lot pleasanter for crippled children, thanks to the bed loom shown here, the invention of Margaret Greave, of the Riley Hospital for Crippled Children, in Indianapolis. Miss Greave is shown teaching a young patient how to operate the loom. With it, Miss Greave won the first place award of the National Association of Occupational Therapists for the outstanding contribution of the year.
Because if there is one thing bed-ridden children like, it’s tedious manual labor.
And that nurse looks scary.
Comment by Eamonn — February 24, 2009 @ 1:07 am
I don’t care if you’ve got polio, you’re gonna earn your keep, dammit!
Comment by rsterling78 — February 24, 2009 @ 3:45 am
Keep in mind this was pre-tv, guys.
Comment by katey — February 24, 2009 @ 9:58 am
I saw some Crips looming omniously just the other day…
(Sorry.)
Comment by Toronto — February 24, 2009 @ 1:56 pm
Toronto, that made me laugh so hard my drink came out my nose!
“I may be dying in a slow and painful way, but at least I can operate a loom!”
Comment by Zak Lybrand — February 24, 2009 @ 5:00 pm
Now available on GameBoy and DS. Next season: Loom Hero
Comment by Dave — March 30, 2009 @ 10:10 pm