Prosthetics of the Past (21 pics)

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Prosthetic leg, 1918

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Hinged metal arm, 1500s

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Hip disarticulation leg, 1928

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Leather boot leg, 1891

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Victorian-era eating utensil arm

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Aluminum rivet leg, leather foot

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19th-century wooden leg

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19th century wood & cast iron leg

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19th century wooden prosthetic foot

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16th century iron prosthetic hand

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Early 19th century artificial arm, made from the barrel of a rifle

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Functional prosthetic big toe, 600 BC

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18th century wrought iron tutorial leg

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Leather prosthetic hand

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"Openshaw" prosthetic hand, 1916-1918

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Prosthetic left leg, 1914-1918

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Female jointed hand, 19th century

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DIY artificial leg, 1940

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Iron hand, c. 1580

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French prosthetic arm set