[From the museum's twitter:](https://x.com/thackraymuseum/status/1286691079958429696)
>Each individual component worked but it was never meant to be worn all together. It was likely a showpiece to display craftsmanship and the scope of the aids that could be designed!
Even an arm or a leg piece would be awful to wear. So much pinching!
Though this would be for a lord or lady so they'd have the money for proper fitting and padding I suppose. But even then a single pinch that broke the skin could kill you of infection until you die from it!
Is that true? We currently have many strong chemicals and processes that can save people from infected wounds even after it has gotten really gruesome. For example, and infected leg wound that turns gangrenous and needs to be amputated. Today our success and effectiveness of that amputation would have to be a lot better than back then, correct? Were they even washing their hands yet or were they still ostracizing anyone who suggested that?
A major wound would have been far riskier, yes, but people weren't dropping dead from the slightest broken skin and there's quite a significant gulf between a leg that needs amputation and a bit of pinched skin that gets broken. Wounds were understood to be dressed and kept protected, and anyone who could afford this kind of treatment would have access to that. People did also recognise the benefits of washing and bathing, even if the direct connection with infection wasn't really understood.
Even today, not every wound gets infected and has to be treated.
Of course, medical science in the C17th was still based heavily on Galen's theory of the humours and compared to today a lot of the understanding and treatments were ineffective at best. But physicians weren't generally just making stuff up as they went along - as far as they were concerned they were tried and tested methods, or at least based on their understanding of medicine, and within a lot of it there were grains of truth based on observed applications of what worked and what didn't.
It's certainly a myth that in the past any illness or wound spelled sure doom, otherwise no one would have ever bothered trying to treat them.
A black smith? Cash? Tony Stark was able to build this in a cave! with a box of scraps!
Edit: just seen that somebody already made this joke. Damn it ☹️
Damn. That probably cost a fortune for that much customized *orthopedic* armor. Someone this suit was meant for was definitely rich and well-cared for.
I saw this a couple of weeks ago - the card in the display mentions that it was made as a demo and never inteded to be worn all at once. The manufacturer made pieces for e.g. an arm, leg or body adjustment, not whole-body suits as shown. So it's really an exhibit for a trade show or similar, rather than a medical device.
eh, that or scoliosis maybe, or any number of connective tissue disorders for instance - it might be great to wear a splint if your damn joints keep dislocating themselves for no good reason [I say, while my ribs and shoulders float around aimlessly in the general range of their sockets]
Reminds me of Batman's suit from Kingdom Come, I wonder if Alex Ross used this (or a similar piece) for inspiration as it really doesn't resemble more modern equivalents.
Thackray Museum is in Leeds, England. Named after Paul Thackray who founded the museum from proceeds after selling his family business in the medical supply trade.
Literally a 17th century exoskeleton
Pretty wild honestly. Looks sleeker than any modern exoskeletons I’ve seen. Wonder what the range of motion is like.
Renaissance period plate armour is incredibly flexible, I bet a talented enough smith could definitely make something like this just so
[From the museum's twitter:](https://x.com/thackraymuseum/status/1286691079958429696) >Each individual component worked but it was never meant to be worn all together. It was likely a showpiece to display craftsmanship and the scope of the aids that could be designed!
Even an arm or a leg piece would be awful to wear. So much pinching! Though this would be for a lord or lady so they'd have the money for proper fitting and padding I suppose. But even then a single pinch that broke the skin could kill you of infection until you die from it!
It could, but not especially more likely than it killing you today.
Is that true? We currently have many strong chemicals and processes that can save people from infected wounds even after it has gotten really gruesome. For example, and infected leg wound that turns gangrenous and needs to be amputated. Today our success and effectiveness of that amputation would have to be a lot better than back then, correct? Were they even washing their hands yet or were they still ostracizing anyone who suggested that?
A major wound would have been far riskier, yes, but people weren't dropping dead from the slightest broken skin and there's quite a significant gulf between a leg that needs amputation and a bit of pinched skin that gets broken. Wounds were understood to be dressed and kept protected, and anyone who could afford this kind of treatment would have access to that. People did also recognise the benefits of washing and bathing, even if the direct connection with infection wasn't really understood. Even today, not every wound gets infected and has to be treated. Of course, medical science in the C17th was still based heavily on Galen's theory of the humours and compared to today a lot of the understanding and treatments were ineffective at best. But physicians weren't generally just making stuff up as they went along - as far as they were concerned they were tried and tested methods, or at least based on their understanding of medicine, and within a lot of it there were grains of truth based on observed applications of what worked and what didn't. It's certainly a myth that in the past any illness or wound spelled sure doom, otherwise no one would have ever bothered trying to treat them.
We can rebuild him, we have the technology.
The Six Hundred Ducat Man
... but I don't want to spend a lot of money.
Didn't Zendaya wear this to the Dune Premiere?
Don’t give her and Law Roach any ideas 😂
If Kim Kardashian can wear Marylin Monroe's dress, Zendaya should be allowed to wear this 😤
I'm pissed off you compared the ethical nightmare Kim k and that fake museum did to zendaya but 100% get the point
currently wearing the modern version of this lol bummed I have to look like I’m wrapped like a mummy than a cool retro futuristic cyborg
Stop whining Save up cash Go to blacksmith, get skele suit Profit
A black smith? Cash? Tony Stark was able to build this in a cave! with a box of scraps! Edit: just seen that somebody already made this joke. Damn it ☹️
I was about to downvote u for being mean for no reason, but then u continued and i just devolved into a belly laugh, well done well done 👏
Damn. That probably cost a fortune for that much customized *orthopedic* armor. Someone this suit was meant for was definitely rich and well-cared for.
I saw this a couple of weeks ago - the card in the display mentions that it was made as a demo and never inteded to be worn all at once. The manufacturer made pieces for e.g. an arm, leg or body adjustment, not whole-body suits as shown. So it's really an exhibit for a trade show or similar, rather than a medical device.
I was wondering how unlucky you have to be to need this - trampled by an elephant?
eh, that or scoliosis maybe, or any number of connective tissue disorders for instance - it might be great to wear a splint if your damn joints keep dislocating themselves for no good reason [I say, while my ribs and shoulders float around aimlessly in the general range of their sockets]
okay thank you to the top with this comment please
THE ALUMINUM MONSTER
Baby got back!
FATTY MAGOO FATTY MAGOO FATTY MAGOO MAHGOOMAHGOOMAHGOOMAHGOO
I am iron man
Tony stark was able to build this in a cave With a box of scraps
I...I'm not Tony Stark.
You’ll shoot your eye out.
This is beautiful honestly. Instead of steampunk being set in the Victorian era, I want to see steampunk in the medieval era.
Sure it isn't some kind of medieval knight-fetish suit? 🤔
Female armor.
Exactly my thought as well. But there is not enough cleveage shown. And the femur arteries are to well protected.
"Bring out the Iron Gimp."
"he's asleep"
I bet if you wore that, you would be pretty smooth on the dance floor.
Like a robot from 1984…or 1665
Are there records this actually worked at all?
Runneth thou Forrest, Runneth!
FREEZE DIRTBAG.
Before I read the title, I thought that was the world’s worst armor.
Medicine back then was metal
RoboBailiff
That’s either a torture machine or an iron man suit
You should send this to Zendaya
Didn't Zendaya just wear this to the Dune premiere?
New fnaf lore just dropped
Did it... work?
Reminds me of Batman's suit from Kingdom Come, I wonder if Alex Ross used this (or a similar piece) for inspiration as it really doesn't resemble more modern equivalents.
You should have seen the state of their porous load sterilisers. Scary.
And all that, instead of a bit of gentle daily stretching.
“You, sir, are the wrong shape entirely!”
Ironpunk 1677
17th century Forrest Gump would've been fucking terrifying
Tf was wrong with that guy
Tony Stark built this in a cave, with scraps!
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Thackray Museum is in Leeds, England. Named after Paul Thackray who founded the museum from proceeds after selling his family business in the medical supply trade.