Jewett’s Patent Leg was praised in a Civil War report on artificial legs for its “mechanical perfection and simplicity of arrangement.” It was also noted for the ease with which a wearer could take it apart

2017年2月23日 · Napoleon Perkins was a New Hampshire native who fought with the Fifth Maine Artillery and had his leg shot off at the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863. Following his amputation, Perkins was transferred to Stanton Hospital in Washington, D.C., where he was measured and fitted with a Jewett leg.

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2024年4月22日 · Type of artificial leg invented by Samuel B. Jewett, 1869 Courtesy National Museum of Health and Medicine “From Stump to Limb,” on the making of prosthetics, by the manufacturer A. A. Marks, late 1800s

After the war, Hanna received a wooden Jewett’s Patent Leg from the state in January 1867. According to family members, he saved that leg for special occasions, having made other artificial limbs to help him do his farmwork.

2018年1月9日 · The General Assembly passed a Resolution in February 1866 to provide artificial legs to amputees. (Because artificial arms were not considered to be very functional, it was another year before the state offered artificial arms.) The state contracted with Jewetts Patent Leg Company, and a temporary factory was set up in Raleigh.

Chromolithographic broadside, 14” x 11.75”, plus margins, decorative border. CONDITION: Very good, light creasing and a few minor stains. An unrecorded broadside advertising artificial legs manufactured by a Boston-based company in the period immediately following the Civil War.

A Jewett Brace is used to keep your spine in proper position while it is healing from surgery or injury. It prevents you from bending forward. Your surgeon will tell you when to wear your brace during the day and how long you need to wear it. On average, most patients wear the brace for …

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