Right wooden mechanical hand with central push-rod control

Made:
circa 1920
Right wooden mechanical hand with central push-rod control

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Right wooden mechanical hand with central push-rod control
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Right wooden mechanical hand with central push-rod control, designed to be worn with a glove. Forearm is missing but metal wrist housing is present. Probably Belgian c.1920.

Details

Category:
Orthopaedics
Object Number:
1999-605
type:
prosthetic hand
credit:
Richmond Twickenham and Roehampton Healthcare NHS Trust