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Wooden prosthesis for left hip disarticulation

circa 1914

Left above knee prosthesis with heavily padded socket and leather suspension straps through housed rollers

circa 1915

Pair of artificial/prosthetic legs used by Tracey Baynam

1975-1985
Prostheses supplied to a girl of 4½ years. She had congenital malformations of all four limbs. The left socket is made of certalmid and the right has a leather ischial tuber bearing thigh corset and soft leather lace-up leather bootee. Both prostheses have an oval wooden base; a rigid pelvic band with a simple hip joint. Made by Hanger in 1952. (Weight: 2.25 lbs 1.2 kg).

Prostheses supplied to a girl of 4½ years

1952
"Kenney" right above knee prosthesis. Leather socket set in a fibre container with jointed side steels, extending to ankle. Wooden knee joint. One piece foot and ankle. Movement is achieved by a rocking movement on a spindle joining the two side struts. Standard type toe joint. Made by Cambrian Artificial Limb Company, c.1912. (Weight: 6.75 lbs 3 kg).

"Kenney" right above knee prosthesis. Leather socket set in a fibre container with jointed side steels

circa 1912
Left below knee prosthesis with wooden socket and leather covered shin area. Leather thigh corset with long leather strap which encircles the corset 5 times before being secured, at the top, with a buckle. A long cut-out section is apparent in the posterior upper half. Elastic protective knee cover and broad webbing back-check strap. Made by K.T.Manki & Co. in Tokyo, c.1914.

Left below knee prosthesis with wooden socket and leather covered shin area

circa 1914
An all leather left above knee prosthesis with adjustable corset, two strap and buckle fastening. Leather shin. Knee lock (operated by a bar at the back of the joint). Wooden lower end of shin and foot with toe and ankle joint. Knee adjustment device set in the hollow shin. Made by Haran in Paris c.1914.

An all leather left above knee prosthesis with adjustable corset

circa 1914
Right "Ultra Roelite" hip-disarticulation prosthesis. Glass-reinforced plastic socket with two velcro-strap fastenings. Hip limiter mechanism (to control the hip swing when walking). Uni-axial free knee. Standard wood foot with uni-axial ankle. Limb covered in flesh coloured stockinette. Made by Hanger c.1975.

Right "Ultra Roelite" hip-disarticulation prosthesis

circa 1975
One of a pair of wooden legs, worn by a bilateral above knee amputee aged 16 years. (He suffered traumatic amputations eight years previously as a result of a train accident.) The right leg (shown here) is fitted with one of the original 4-bar linkage knee units, designed for use on an all-wooden leg. Made by Hanger in 1978.

One of a pair of wooden legs

1978
Pair of lower limb prostheses made by the Depage's system using beechwood shavings for the respective sockets. Right: above knee limb with central knee-control straps and leather ankle guard (weight: 6 lbs 6 oz, 2.9 kg). Left: below knee limb is missing the ankle guard is missing (weight: 4 lbs, 1.8 kg). Both have well carved toes. Made in Belgium c.1914.

Pair of lower limb prostheses made by the Depage's system

circa 1914
Pair of extension prostheses for an 11 year old boy born with very short lower limbs. Blocked leather, open-ended ischial tuber-bearing sockets (to allow the feet to hang free). Steel side struts connecting sockets to metal shins. Hand operated knee locks (set on the left side as the boy has absence of the right forearm and hand). Moulded plastic feet with rigid ankles. Made by Hanger in 1981.

Pair of extension prostheses for an 11 year old boy born with very short lower limbs. Blocked leather

1981
Metal enclosed extension prosthesis for a 4 year old boy with a short thigh (femur) and absent fibula. Leather, ischial bearing bootee socket with zip front fastening. This is contained within the metal one-piece leg and secured by elastic side suspension straps. Wooden foot, toe joint and rigid ankle. Made by Hanger in 1965.

Metal enclosed extension prosthesis for a 4 year old boy with a short thigh (femur) and absent fibula. Leather

1965
Left extension prosthesis with blocked leather ischial tuber-bearing open-ended socket with velcro flap front. Rigid pelvic band and steel side struts to a metal two-piece shin. Wooden foot, rigid ankle and toe joint. Made by Hanger in 1973.

Left extension prosthesis with blocked leather ischial tuber-bearing open-ended socket with velcro flap front

1973
Right extension prosthesis for a boy with a short thigh (femur). Blocked leather lace-up ischial-bearing socket, embracing the whole limb. Jointed side steels to a two-piece metal shin, wood foot, toe and ankle joints. Note the knee joints are set at the level of a normal knee to allow the wearer to sit naturally. N.B. The artificial foot is very pointed as 'winkle-picker' shoes were in vogue at the time. At the age of 16 this boy requested amputation of the leg at knee level. He subsequently wore a conventional above knee prosthesis. Made by Hanger in 1963.

Right extension prosthesis for a boy with a short thigh (femur). Blocked leather lace-up ischial-bearing socket

1963
Pair of metal artificial legs with detachable leather inner leg sockets. These prosthetics were worn by a 20 year old person living with thalidomide impairements. Made by Hanger in 1982.

Pair of leg prostheses, Hanger, 1982

1982