Annie Murray
knowlegable brummie
Can anyone help me with this? I had contact with someone at the prosthetics department at Selly Oak but they have so far not seemed keen to be any help... I am wondering if anyone knows by chance, about the fitting of artificial limbs way back to about 1900 - 1910. I know this developed a lot because of/after WW1 and there were also firms like Salts. But if you lived in the Black Country - nearest hospital Dudley - not to mention having very little money, was there any solution other than getting someone to make something for you, a false lower leg - or doing without? I am thinking of a child here. Any kind of memory anyone has in this sort of area might well be very helpful. Thank you, Annie