9/23/12

VICTORIAN ARTIFICIAL ARM


Artificial Arm, circa~ 1850-1910


“Made from steel and brass, the elbow joint on this artificial arm can be moved by releasing a spring, the top joint of the wrist rotates and moves up & down, and the fingers can curl up and straighten out. The wearer may have disguised it with a glove. Among the most common causes of amputation throughout the 1800s were injuries received as a result of warfare.”
repost courtesy~ lauren pine~ nyc/antebellum correspondent

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