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LicenseArtificial left leg for amputation immediately below knee
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Artificial left leg for amputation immediately below knee, possibly by R. Whitelaw, Scottish, 1901-1960
Details
- Category:
- Orthopaedics
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A500466
- Materials:
- thigh, wood, leather covered, calf, wood, thick pink paint on outside, metal parts, iron (nickel plated), straps, leather and straps, cloth
- Measurements:
-
height 680 mm
foot: length 240 mm
thigh: diameter 180 mm
- type:
- artificial legs
- credit:
- Aberdeen Hospital
