Prosthetic Leg

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Coal Miner's Leg
Description (Brief):

A coal miner made this artificial lower limb some time before 1977, when the museum acquired it. He used available materials, including a metal bucket for a socket, nails, chain and chicken wire for securing the parts, and a leather boot.

Date Made: n.d.

Subject: DisabilitiesProsthesis

Subject:

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Medicine, Health & Medicine, Disabilities, American Enterprise

Exhibition: American Enterprise

Exhibition Location: National Museum of American History

Credit Line: Veterans Administration

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1979.0648.33Catalog Number: 1979.0648.33Accession Number: 1979.0648

Object Name: leg, prostheticprosthesis

Physical Description: metal (overall material)wood (overall material)leather (overall material)Measurements: overall: 7 3/4 in x 25 3/4 in x 11 in; 19.685 cm x 65.405 cm x 27.94 cmoverall: 26 in x 7 3/4 in x 7 1/4 in; 66.04 cm x 19.685 cm x 18.415 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-160c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_210954

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