Cosmetic silicone glove

Description

Prosthesis glove, large left hand, with foam hand inside, made using a rotation moulding process building up layers of silicone, part of the research and education collections of the Southeast Mobility and Rehabilitation Technology (SMART) Centre, Edinburgh, researcher David Gow, Edinburgh, 1970s - 1980s

Museum reference

T.2010.134.2

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Prosthesis glove

Production information

Gow, David James, 1957 (b.), Researcher
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

1970s - 1980s

Materials

Silicone, Foam

Associations

Southeast Mobility and Rehabilitation Technology (SMART) Centre

Exhibitions

• Shaping Our World (29 Jul 2011 - 03 Aug 2014)
  National Museum of Scotland

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)