Dorrance hook

Description

Dorrance hook for right hand, Model 5X, body powered prosthetic, stainless steel lined with nitrile rubber, part of the research and education collections of the Southeast Mobility and Rehabilitation Technology (SMART) Centre, Edinburgh, Hosmer Dorrance Corporation, c. 2000

Museum reference

T.2010.138

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Dorrance hook

Production information

Hosmer Dorrance Coporation, Manufacturer
Campbell, California, USA, North America
Dorrance, David W., 1909 - 1936 (fl.), Holder of original patent for 'Artificial Hand'
Koler, Oregon, USA, North America

Date

c. 2000

Materials

Stainless steel, Nitrile rubber

Associations

Southeast Mobility and Rehabilitation Technology (SMART) Centre

Exhibitions

• Technology by Design (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Reconstructing Lives, a human technology (09 Mar 2012 - 24 Feb 2013)
  National War Museum

References

NHS Lothian Archives accession number 10/001 (related paper and film material)

Film of interview with David Gow of the SMART Centre, NHS Lothian (see DVD in object file)

On display

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