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A hand which has lost two fingers, owing to attempts to clean dangerous machines while they are running. Colour lithograph by Jacob Jansma, 1949.

A hand which has suffered a bad wound while in contact with machinery owing to a finger ring which has broken and torn the flesh. Colour lithograph by E. Lukács, 1950.

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A hand which has suffered a bad wound while in contact with machinery owing to a finger ring which has broken and torn the flesh. Colour lithograph by E. Lukács, 1950.

A hand which has lost two fingers, owing to attempts to clean dangerous machines while they are running. Colour lithograph by Jacob Jansma, 1949.