Photo of wooden arm against a yellow background

Prosthetic arm c. 1904. Blocked leather, wood.
Made by Mr Roydon of London.
The wooden hand is designed to allow the wearer to span an octave on the piano

Courtesy of the Board of Trustees, Science Museum, London

© The City Gallery, Leicester and the artists: 2001

This site was built by Ju Gosling aka ju90 during an artist's residency at Oriel 31 in November 2001

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