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Wooden prosthetic hand with rigid fingers

circa 1920

Wooden mechanical hand with a rigid thumb

1918

Wooden hand with all fingers fully articulated

pre-1914

Mechanical hand. All the fingers actively flex and extend at the metacarpo-phalangeal joints

circa 1939

Hanger-Simpson wooden hand

circa 1948

Wooden hand with ball-type wrist joint and tenon thumb

circa 1900

Standard left Steeplon hand

Steeper right cosmetic foam hand

1983

McKay all-rubber hand with 'ductile' fingers and a spring thumb

circa 1920

Left wooden hand with articulated fingers

circa 1900

Wooden hand with fingers fully articulated

circa 1900

Right wooden hand with rigid fingers and spring thumb. Origin unknown

circa 1920

Right wooden mechanical hand with central push-rod control

circa 1920
Wooden hand with fully articulated fingers and tenon thumb. There is a palm fitment for holding either a pen or pencil. Oval wrist. Made by F.G. Ernst c.1890.

Wooden hand with articulated fingers

circa 1890
Certalmid hand with a moveable two-way (sliding) thumb which is tipped with leather. All the fingers are rigid in a moderately flexed position. Made by Blatchford c. 1930.

Certalmid hand with a moveable thumb

circa 1930
Viennatone hand prosthesis with circuit board controllers, power supply, bag and joystick box that can mimic the electrical activity of a person's muscles, used in research as part of the Southampton Hand project at the School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, England, 1977-1990

First ever microprocessor controlled prosthetic used outside of clinical tests

1977-1990
Adapted Viennatone hand prothesis with fingers replaced with a single articulating structure, alongside additional wires, used in research as part of the Southampton Hand project at the School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, England, 1977-1990

Adapted Viennatone prosthetic hand

1977-1990
Prototype myoelectric hand including arm strap with space for battery, primarily designed and developed by David Moore as part of the Southampton Hand project at the School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, England, 1978-1981

Prototype myoelectric hand

1978-1981