Grey wool sock for a left foot with holes at the toe and on the back of the ankle; graduates from dark grey on the foot to lighter grey toward the top with a red stripe around the cuff.
Grey wool sock for a left foot with holes at the toe and on the back of the ankle; graduates from dark grey on the foot to lighter grey toward the top with a red stripe around the cuff.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Owned by Ernest Lloyd Hanna; donated to museum by granddaughter Tanya Garofalo.
Dates
1920
1960
circa 1920-1960
Date Remarks
Donor's remarks
Material
fabric: grey, red
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0007
0007-V1-3
Dimension Notes
Length 53.3 cm x Width 18.0 cm
Condition Remarks
Holes at toe and back of ankle; some pink discoluration at heel; dark staining on foot
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Other
Reference Comments
Tanya Garofalo; arrived on leg prosthesis (012011001 a-b); secured in place by a thumbtack (012011003).
Research Facts
Ernest Lloyd Hanna was born in 1888 and lost his left leg following an accident on his farm in Lyn, Ontario at age 35. He continued to work on his farm with a prosthetic leg and cane for balance; used the same two prosthetic legs until his death in 1969.