McKay all-rubber hand with 'ductile' fingers and a spring thumb

Made:
circa 1920
McKay all-rubber hand with 'ductile' fingers and a spring thumb

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McKay all-rubber hand with 'ductile' fingers and a spring thumb
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McKay all-rubber hand with 'ductile' fingers and a spring thumb, fitted with a cat-gut thong and metal ring, kept in position by a small metal guide loop; to permit active abduction. Made by McKay, c.1920.

Details

Category:
Orthopaedics
Object Number:
1999-596
type:
prosthetic hand
credit:
Richmond Twickenham and Roehampton Healthcare NHS Trust