Right above elbow prosthesis with a leather socket and forearm

Made:
circa 1895
maker:
F G Ernst, F.G.
Right above elbow prosthesis with a leather socket and forearm

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Right above elbow prosthesis with a leather socket and forearm
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Right above elbow prosthesis with a leather socket and forearm. Front of elbow has been filled in with chamois leather. Leather shoulder saddle. Wooden screw-on hand with opposed thumb, rigid fingers & oval wrist. Probably made by F.G.Ernst, c.1895.

Details

Category:
Orthopaedics
Object Number:
1999-522
type:
prosthetic arm
credit:
Richmond Twickenham and Roehampton Healthcare NHS Trust