Object Record
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Metadata
Accession number |
2012.036 |
Object Identification Number |
2012.036.010a |
Object Name |
Prosthesis |
Donor |
Pallant, Susan |
Description |
Artificial hand, with a steel finish, with a clamp and two prongs at the top and a large screw and shorter curved handle at the bottom. To the viewer's right, on the arm of the clamp there is a small knob with a post between the front and back of the knob. Wrapped around the post is a wire about 2.5" long with a loop at the end. Both arms are rounded with an oval open space between them. On the front both arms have the numbers "38" stamped into them. The two prongs have rounded top edges and the bottoms have slight curves ending in a point, sort of like a claw. The grasping panels are textured with interlocking teeth. The two arms connect to a hinge. On the front, the hinge has two flush, flat head screws in it, one at the center and the other to the viewer's right. On the back, on the viewer's right, there is one raised flat head screw and two small holes just below and another to the viewer's left in which the flat ends of the screws can be seen. Also on the back, to the viewer's left, there is another raised screw in which the wire is wrapped around. At the bottom of the hinge is a large screw, about 0.5" wide, with a washer, with a textured edge, screwed onto it. It appears this large screw connects to another part of the artificial hand mechanism. |
Dimensions |
H-1 W-2.25 L-4.75 inches |
Creation Date |
ca.1900 |
Place Of Origin |
USA/ |
Owned By |
West, Peter Andreas |
Used By |
West, Peter Andreas |
Material |
Metal |
Associated People |
West, Peter Andreas |
Search Terms |
West, Peter Andreas prosthesis prosthetic artificial hand |
Provenance |
Artificial hand was owned and used by Peter Andreas West. FAMILY HISTORY: Jens Georg West was born November 3, 1883 in Onslev, Falster, Denmark to parents Jens Rasmussen and Karen Mortensen West, and immigrated in 1904 through Ellis Island. He married Gudrun Simonsen Overgaard on March 10, 1913 in Kimballton, Iowa. Jens was trained as a blacksmith and bicycle mechanic in Denmark before he immigrated. He traveled for some time before settling in Kimballton where he opened a blacksmith shop. He later trained as a auto mechanic and converted his blacksmith business to an auto mechanic/auto and tractor dealer. He died in 1958 in Kimballton. Gudrun Simonsen Overgaard was born March 10, 1887 in Dyngby, Denmark to parents Peter and Mariane Jakobsen Overgaard. She immigrated ca. 1909 through Ellis Island, and married Jens in 1913. Gudrun died Jan. 14, 1964 in Omaha, Nebraska. Gudrun had worked as a "domestic" when she first immigrated until she married Jens. Einar West, son of Jens and Gudrun and brother to Ebba and Vera, was born Dec. 23, 1915 in Kimballton, Iowa. On September 13, 1947, he married Mildred Jean Babcock (b. Nov. 11, 1921 in Wichita, KS; d. Dec. 2011). Mildred had been a roommate to Einar's sisters Ebba and Vera. Ebba West Stabell, daughter of Jens and Gudrun and sister to Einar and Vera, was born Oct. 7, 1921 in Kimballton, Iowa, and married Sigurd Stabell (b. April 23, 1920) on April 29, 1951. Sigurd was a Dane working in New York for an aquavit importer. Ebba and Sigurd moved to Denmark and had two children, Joan and Eva. Vera West Reinhart, daughter of Jens and Gudrun and sister to Einar and Ebba, was born in 1925. She married George Reinhart, who worked for the Treasury Department in Omaha, Nebraska. They had four children: James, Betty, Janet, and Mary. Peter Andreas West, brother to Jens Georg West, was born June 26, 1888 in Falster, Denmark to parents Jens Rasmussen and Karen Mortensen West. He immigrated through Ellis Island in 1904 with brother Jens. Peter farmed in Shelby County, Iowa, and later retired to the Salem Home in Elk Horn. He suffered a farming accident after immigration to the U.S., though it was before 1945. In that accident, he lost a hand, and later used the artificial hand that is part of this donation, likely made in the U.S. Peter died May 28, 1973 in Elk Horn.Union suit worn by Peter Andreas West. |
Images |
248\2012036010a-7.JPG |
Date Received by Museum |
10/06/2012 |