Left above elbow prosthesis with a leather socket and wooden tenon elbow joint and lever-type lock

Made:
circa 1900
maker:
F G Ernst, F.G.
Left above elbow prosthesis with a leather socket and wooden

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Left above elbow prosthesis with a leather socket and wooden
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Left above elbow prosthesis with a leather socket and wooden tenon elbow joint and lever-type lock, on the back of the elbow. Rotation disc above the elbow for lateral movement. Oval wrist, wooden hand with articulated fingers and tenon thumb. Probably made by F.G. Ernst c.1900.

Details

Category:
Orthopaedics
Object Number:
1999-530
type:
prosthetic arm
credit:
Richmond Twickenham and Roehampton Healthcare NHS Trust