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Pair of prosthetic/artificial arms for a child living with thalidomide impairments

1963

Home-made prosthesis for long below elbow stump

pre-1948

McKay heavy-working arm for left above elbow amputation

1931

Heavy-working arm for a right above elbow amputation

Working arm for a right above elbow amputation

1945

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

circa 1900

Steeper' heavy-working type arm for a long left below elbow stump

circa 1930

Heavy-duty arm for a man with a short right below elbow stump

1928

Heavy-duty arm for a man with a left below elbow amputation

1946

An arm for a right below elbow amputation

circa 1925

Left 'through-wrist' prosthesis with a Cauet mechanical hand

A pair of arms made for a 2 year old girl who was born with bilateral above elbow stumps and absence of both lower limbs

1959

Otto Bock' unit

Right arm for an infant with congenital absence of the forearm

circa 1962

Left below-elbow prosthesis

circa 1994

Below elbow prosthesis

circa 1920

Left upper limb prosthesis for a child with a very short arm and small hand

circa 1972

Swedish myo-electric hand attached to a plastic forearm

1978

Light-weight "basket" below elbow prosthesis

pre-1914

Pair of CO2 powered upper limbs for a 10 year old boy

1973

Above elbow prosthesis with a certalmid socket & forearm

circa 1917

Rubber cover to go over prosthetic forearm

circa 1935

One-piece adult arm for individual with lower arm limb difference

circa 1965

Irvine' (Kennedy) arm for a left above elbow amputee

1967

Temporary prosthesis with a fibre

1940

Home-made one-piece prosthesis for elbow disarticulation

Right above elbow prosthesis with a leather socket and forearm

circa 1895

Left above elbow prosthesis with a leather socket

circa 1912

Right above elbow metal prosthesis with detachable forearm (hexagonal fitting) bolt type elbow lock

circa 1905

Steeper' heavy-working arm for a right above elbow amputation

circa 1946

Heavy working arm for right above elbow amputation. Blocked leather socket (not the original)

circa 1940

Heavy working arm for right above elbow amputation

circa 1940

South African arm for short right below elbow stump with limited elbow flexion

circa 1929

Heavy worker's arm for a long right above elbow stump

1962

Left above elbow prosthesis with leather socket and fibre forearm

circa 1910

Home-made leather arm for a man with a right above elbow amputation

pre-1948

Old and well-worn above elbow prosthesis with a leather socket

circa 1906

Right arm

circa 1962

Pair of artificial/prosthetic arms for a child living with thalidomide impairments

1964

Right above elbow prosthesis with a 'lateral' elbow rotation movement with adjustable braking action. Made by Pringle & Kirk c. 1914.

Right above elbow prosthesis

circa 1914

Pair of carbon dioxide powered prosthetic/artifical arms for a 2 year old child living with thalidomide impairments, made by Steeper, 1964

Pair of prosthetic/artificial arms for a child living with thalidomide impairments, 1964

1964

Pair of prosthetic/artificial arms made for a child living with thalidomide impairments and additional components, made of metal and plastic, in England, 1965-1970.

Pair of artificial/prosthetic arms for a child living with thalidomide impairments, 1965-1970

1965-1970

Lower half of a prototype right wrist-disarticulation prosthesis, (incorporating a rubber covered split-hook). The upper half (missing) was a conventional below elbow fitting. The two halves, separated by 3cm, were connected by side straps thus permitting full pronation and supination of the wrist. Made by Fletcher in 1959.

Lower half of a prototype right wrist-disarticulation prosthesis

1959