Patent Model - Artificial Leg

Maker and role
W. Stone, Patentee
 Production date
Dec 17 1850
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Object detail

Media/Materials
Iron, leather, fabric
Measurements
15 x 6 x 2 1/2" (38.1 x 15.2 x 6.4cm)
Description
Stone's patent consists of "a new and useful Improvement in Artificial Legs to Prevent the Knee-Joint From Turning or Slipping Out in Walking..." It provides "a stop in the knee-joint of the artificial leg to prevent the revolution of the joint until the step is taken, as in the case of other legs there is nothing to prevent the outslip of the joint, and consequently a fall." (Patent Number 7,847)
Collection
Rothschild Patent Model Collection
Object number
2015.14.87
Currently on display?
No
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