Left below knee prosthesis with wooden socket and leather covered shin area

Made:
circa 1914

Left below knee prosthesis with wooden socket and leather covered shin area. Leather thigh corset with long leather strap which encircles the corset 5 times before being secured, at the top, with a buckle. A long cut-out section is apparent in the posterior upper half. Elastic protective knee cover and broad webbing back-check strap. Made by K.T.Manki & Co. in Tokyo, c.1914.

Details

Category:
Orthopaedics
Object Number:
1999-434
type:
prosthetic leg
credit:
Richmond Twickenham and Roehampton Healthcare NHS Trust