Artificial arm, 1920-1925.
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Picture Number:10327267 Credit:Science Museum/Science & Society Picture Library
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Caption:
Artificial arm invented by a surgeon, T S Kirk, and an engineer, Alexander Pringle, and manufactured by the P & K Artificial Limb Company, Belfast, (now Northern) Ireland. Known as the P-K arm, the design allowed the wearer to grip with the fingers, which were made of steel springs, by means of a lever set above the wrist and operated by the wearer's other hand. Full view.
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Appears in: Living with artificial limbs World War One Veteran Conflict
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