Prosthetic hand with interchangeable tools

In this showcase (item N° 296) of the Musée du Service de Santé des Armées in Paris you can see a World War I prosthetic hand with a kit of interchangeable tools aiming to allow the amputees different kinds of activity, from eating to typing.

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  • Photos by Luca Borghi ti.supmacinu|ihgrob.l#| (July 2014), courtesy of the Hospital and Museum’s directions

Bibliography

- Jacques de Saint-Julien, Jean-Jacques Ferrandis, Le Musée du Service de Santé des Armées au Val-de-Grâce, AXPRO, Paris 1998, p. 73

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