Old and well-worn above elbow prosthesis with a leather socket
- Made:
- circa 1906
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Old and well-worn above elbow prosthesis with a leather socket, wooden forearm, covered with leather (mostly worn away) and ball-type plywood tenon elbow joint. A shoulder saddle is missing. A short, thick small plain hook is fitted. Probably made by C.A. Hoefftoke c.1906.
Details
- Category:
- Orthopaedics
- Object Number:
- 1999-532
- type:
- prosthetic arm
- credit:
- Richmond Twickenham and Roehampton Healthcare NHS Trust
