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Artificial right leg, England, 1914-1918
Each of the 41,000 British servicemen who lost a limb during the First World War were entitled to a prosthetic replacement. Made from wood with leather strapping for the thigh, the leg can bend at the knee or be locked into a straight position. The person wearing the prosthetic limb would have needed support or crutches to move around. maker: Unknown maker Place made: England, United Kingdom
Creator
- Science Museum, London
Subject
- artificial leg
- prostheses
Creator
- Science Museum, London
Subject
- artificial leg
- prostheses
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Rights
- Credit: Science Museum, London
Source
- L0065622
Identifier
- L0065622
- Science Museum A653496
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Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-06-09T11:22:08.007Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-06-09T11:22:08.007Z