“Made from steel and brass, the elbow joint on this artificial arm can be moved by releasing a spring, the top joint of the wrist rotates and moves up & down, and the fingers can curl up and straighten out. The wearer may have disguised it with a glove. Among the most common causes of amputation throughout the 1800s were injuries received as a result of warfare. (link)” |
Sin embargo este tipo de diseños no debería de ser muy innovador, pues ya por el 1564 un cirujano Barbero francés, Ambroise Pare (1510-1592), publicó un artilugio similar en su libro:
Dix livres de la chirurgie: avec le magasin des instrumens necessaires à icelle (link)
Otro librito con un título corto.......