. A treatise on artificial limbs with rubber hands and feet ... No. Leo, No. Leg, 1856. No. Leg, 1896. The artificial leg manufactured by A. A. Marks in 1853 is representedin sectional cut No. 507. It will be seen that this leg possessed ma-chinery at the knee, ankle, and toe, and movements were obtained byintricate mechanism. The leg manufactured by A. A. Marks in 1856is represented in cut No. 508. This leg, like the former one, had knee,ankle, and toe movements, but the results were obtained by more prac-tical methods. This leg received the Highest Award
. A treatise on artificial limbs with rubber hands and feet ... No. Leo, No. Leg, 1856. No. Leg, 1896. The artificial leg manufactured by A. A. Marks in 1853 is representedin sectional cut No. 507. It will be seen that this leg possessed ma-chinery at the knee, ankle, and toe, and movements were obtained byintricate mechanism. The leg manufactured by A. A. Marks in 1856is represented in cut No. 508. This leg, like the former one, had knee,ankle, and toe movements, but the results were obtained by more prac-tical methods. This leg received the Highest Award at the AmericanInstitute Exhibition in 1859. Cut No. 509 represents the last markedimprovement in artificial legs. The leg has knee articulation; the 20 A. A. MARKS, ARTIFICIAL LIMBS, NEW YORK CITY. foot is of rubber, by means of which all mechanism, from the calfof the leg down, is dispensed with. This leg is more fully describedin the following pages. The leg of 1856 was a marvel in its day. Itsknee, ankle, and toe articulations were provided with adjustments thattook up all lost mo
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