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Description:

Marian McNiece Yates probably used this mallet to repair her husband’s artificial hands.

Associated Dates: 1994 / 1994

Location: Currently not on view

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1996.0010.11Catalog Number: 1996.0010.11Accession Number: 1996.0010

Object Name: Malletmalletprosthesis

Physical Description: metal (overall material)gold (overall color)Measurements: average spatial: 12.6 cm x 3.7 cm x 1.2 cm; 4 15/16 in x 1 7/16 in x 1/2 inoverall: 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in x 5 in; 1.27 cm x 3.81 cm x 12.7 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-2e82-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1181849

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