Patent Model - Improvement in Artificial Legs

Maker and role
John Condell (b.1819, d.1900), Patentee
Production date
Jul 18 1865
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Object detail

Media/Materials
Wood, paper, paint, leather
Measurements
19 x 5 x 5" (48.3 x 12.7 x 12.7cm)
Description
Condell's patent "is intended for amputations below the knee; and the special points of improvements are, first, in the attachment by which the leg is suspended; secondly, in the central bar whose oscillations give the ankle-joint motions, and which is secured by means of a bolt from each side of the foot." (Patent Number 48,792)
Object number
2015.14.535a,b
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No
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