Below elbow prosthesis

Made:
circa 1920
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Below elbow prosthesis
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Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Below elbow prosthesis
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Below elbow prosthesis
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Below elbow prosthesis
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Below elbow prosthesis. Socket connected by jointed side steels to an upper arm corset. Fingers are flexed by means of a long lever. Made by Pringle & Kirk, c.1920. (Weight 2.25lbs 1.0 kg).

Details

Category:
Orthopaedics
Object Number:
1999-520
Measurements:
overall: 1 kg
type:
prosthetic arm
credit:
Richmond Twickenham and Roehampton Healthcare NHS Trust