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Leg, Artificial

Object number2022.23.1

Date1910-1920

OriginMcKeesport, PA

MediumWood; Metal; Leather; Rubber

Credit LineGift of Linda Swab

DescriptionBlack wood and metal artificial leg. Prosthetic limb's structure is wood with bands of metal (copper?) wrapping around front and back. Upper leg support with an open cylindrical-shaped hole to fit leg. Remnants of leather straps attached to the front of the leg support. Smaller diameter cylindrical elongated bottom section. Circular rubber bottom piece.DimensionsLength x Width x Depth: 32.125 × 7 × 6.125 in. (81.6 × 17.8 × 15.6 cm)
Historical NotesMade in a wood/carpentry business in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, c. 1920. The shop owner purportedly made it for a friend who had lost a leg. Donor Linda Swab received it from a McKeesport woman who owned an antique/gift store and was given the leg by her father, who told her the story.

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