Left above knee temporary pylon with felt-lined fibre socket
- Made:
- circa 1915 in Walton-on-Thames
- maker:
- New Zealand General Hospital
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Left above knee temporary pylon with felt-lined fibre socket
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Left above knee temporary pylon with felt-lined fibre socket. Duralumin supporting strips. Webbing suspension straps attached to double cords which pass around a pair of rollers in the mid-calf. This prevented chafing from the shoulder strap whilst walking. Made in the New Zealand General Hospital at Walton-on-Thames during 1914-18 War.
Details
- Category:
- Orthopaedics
- Object Number:
- 1999-419
- type:
- prosthetic leg
- credit:
- Richmond Twickenham and Roehampton Healthcare NHS Trust
