Prosthetic arm

Description

Simpson series 1 prosthetic arm, small arm with cylinder and piston, half covered with skin coloured sleeve, steel and plastic, part of the research and education collections of the Southeast Mobility and Rehabilitation Technology (SMART) Centre, Edinburgh, designed by David Simpson, Edinburgh, 1964 - 1965

Museum reference

T.2010.90

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Prosthetic arm

Production information

Simpson, David Cumming, Dr, 1920 - 2006, Designer
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

1964 - 1965

Materials

Steel, Plastic

Associations

Southeast Mobility and Rehabilitation Technology (SMART) Centre

Exhibitions

• Technology by Design (08 Jul 2016)
  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)

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 3 »
science and technology, technology by design