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Heavy-duty
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Heavy-duty, metal artificial arm worn by right below elbow amputee who worked in Steeper's factory (from 1943-85), making metal sockets. The tools he used include: a: 2.17 kg club-hammer (fitted to arm). b: Ball pein hammer 0.95 kg c: Double headed ball-pein hammer 0.61 kg d: Double headed planishing hammer. They all have the heavy-duty McKay adaptors, (c.1950)
Heavy-duty, metal artificial arm worn by right below-elbow amputee who worked in Steeper's factory, based at Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton (from 1943-85), making metal sockets. Also, some of the tools he used, club-hammer, ball pein hammer, double headed ball-pein hammer and a double headed planishing hammer. All have heavy-duty McKay adaptors. Made in England, c.1950.
Heavy-duty, metal artificial arm worn by right below elbow amputee who worked in Steeper's factory, making metal sockets between 1943 and 1985, with a 2.17 kg club-hammer fitted in place, but capable of holding an interchangeble range of tools, all fittede with heavy-duty McKay adaptors, c.1950.
Ball pein hammer, weighing 0.95 kg, with a heavy-duty McKay adapter which could be fitted onto a heavy-duty, metal artificial arm as worn by right below elbow amputee who worked making metal sockets in Steeper's factory between 1943 and 1985, c.1950.
Double headed ball-pein hammer, weighing 0.61 k, with a heavy-duty McKay adapter which could be fitted onto a heavy-duty, metal artificial arm as worn by right below elbow amputee who worked making metal sockets in Steeper's factory between 1943 and 1985, c.1950.
Double headed planishing hammer, with a heavy-duty McKay adapter which could be fitted onto a heavy-duty, metal artificial arm as worn by right below elbow amputee who worked making metal sockets in Steeper's factory between 1943 and 1985, c.1950.
