Prosthetic hand

Description

Prosthetic hand, mechanical fore runner of electronic REACH hand with residual wrist motion, metal, polyurethane and leather, part of the research and education collections of the Southeast Mobility and Rehabilitation Technology (SMART) Centre, Edinburgh, researcher David Gow, Edinburgh, late 1970s - early 1980s

Museum reference

T.2010.125

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Prosthetic hand

Production information

Gow, David James, 1957 (b.), Researcher
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

Late 1970s - early 1980s

Materials

Metal, Polyurethane foam, Metal, Leather, Foam, Elastic

Associations

Southeast Mobility and Rehabilitation Technology (SMART) Centre
Scottish Home and Health Department

References

NHS Lothian Archives accession number 10/001 (related paper and film material)

Film of interview with David Gow of the SMART Centre, NHS Lothian (see DVD in object file)