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Artificial Limb Making

Occupational therapy turns full circle, as amputee soldiers learn to make artificial limbs for others

Non-Fiction 1916 1 mins Silent

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Overview

There is some neat symmetry to the idea of training amputee soldiers learning to make artificial limbs for others. This newsreel item was no doubt intended as a positive message, much like the 'and finally' of modern TV news. But today, it also serves as a poignant reminder of just how many were physically disabled by their wartime experience.

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