Limb Collection

Diagrams of the bones of hand and arm
Diagrams of the bones of the left arm and hand, showing the position of the radius and ulna when the thumb is turned inwards. The shoulder blade and part of the collar bone can also be seen

Diagram of the bones of the right leg and hip
Diagram of the bones of the right leg, showing the joint with the pelvis at the hip

WWI - Wounded soldier in the arms of his nurse
WWI - Wounded soldier (who has lost his arm) in the arms of his nurse - Comrades in Arms. Date: circa 1917

Injured Ww1 Soldier
A British soldier and his wife (or girlfriend) pose for the photographer, with the young mans lost leg stark evidence of the horrors of the conflict and the injuries suffered

Artificial hand of Goetz von Berlichingen
Prosthethic hand and arm of Gottfried (Goetz) von Berlichingen (1480 1562), also known as Goetz of the Iron Hand, a German Imperial Knight and mercenary. Date: 1868

Sponge diver loses his footing
Diving for sponges off the Tunisian coast, diver loses a leg to a shark

REPAIRING DOLLS
A dolls hospital in South London: a woman takes a pair of pliers to a broken dollys limb while a girl watches hoping to have her toy repaired in time for Christmas Date: 4 December 1929

Two America hoboes risking life and limb
Two Hoboes risk life and limb by riding on a carriage truck in America. Date: 1893

Artificial arm by Ambroise Par
Engraving showing a prosthethic arm by French barber and surgeon Ambroise Par頨 c. 1510 1590) or one of his contemporaries Date: 1887

Boy scouts in Cairo, Egypt, at the Alamein Club. They are attending a St Georges Day rally in memory of their founder, Lord Baden Powell

Boy Falls from a Tree
A boy tumbles from a tree Date: circa 1900

Kenya, East Africa - Man with his two wives - it appears he may have a false (artificial) left leg (which would explain the walking stick). Date: circa 1910s

Artificial leg and arm
Illustration depicting prosthethic aids for amputees, such as a full leg with belt and an artificial arm made by M. L. Matthieu for the opera singer Roger Date: 1887

Artificial Limbs, France 16th Century
Illustration of artificial leg and hand, from the times of barber surgeon Ambroise Par頨 c. 1510 1590) Date: 16th Century

How to Wrap Baby 1881
The right and wrong ways of wrapping a baby: the one on the right will restrict movement and impede limb development. Date: 1881

Lord Mayor Treloar Cripples Home and College, Alton, Hants
In 1908, Sir William Purdie Treloar established The Lord Mayor Treloar Cripples Hospital and College in Alton, Hampshire - The Aviary. Date: circa 1910

Sauropod excavation, 1988
Team cleaning exposed elements of the fore and hind limbs of a Sauropod dinosaur in Niger, 1988

Cat piano and animal choir
A cat piano and a choir of animals make up this unusual ensemble. A motely selection of humans also feature-a one legged man plays the cat piano

Climbing Factory Chimney
These brave men are climbing a huge factory chimney, risking life and limb in the process

Smallpox Vaccination
An elegant Parisian lady requests that she have the smallpox vaccination in her lower limb

Skating Switchback 1909
Daring roller skaters risking life and limb to have a go on the " Skating Switchback", part of the Empress Skating Rink at Earls Court, London. Up to 4200 could skate on this rink

Oiling a Crane Pulley
Two construction workers risking life and limb to oil the pulleys on top of a huge crane

Preparing for Accidents
Every aviator must expect to crash from time to time, and he will do well to practise falling in the way which does least damage to life and limb

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