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Appliances from 'Mechanical Substitute for The Arms',

Artificial left arm with shoulder straps. Made with leather and aluminium by W. R. Grossmith.

Glass knee

Artificial left leg with thigh socket for amputation above the knee.

Cells crawling across crystals

A selection of glass eyes from an opticians glas eye case. Possibly made by E. Muller of Liverpool.

Appliancesrom from 'Mechanical Substitute for The Arms',

Artificial right leg with thigh socket for amputation above the knee, aluminium.

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Artificial left arm with shoulder straps. Made with leather and aluminium by W. R. Grossmith.

A selection of glass eyes from an opticians glas eye case. Possibly made by E. Muller of Liverpool.

Appliancesrom from 'Mechanical Substitute for The Arms',

Glass knee

Artificial right leg with thigh socket for amputation above the knee, aluminium.