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A. A. Marks
| Name | A. A. Marks |
| Ortssitz | New York City |
| Straße | Broadway 691 |
| Art des Unternehmens | Prothesenfabrik |
| Anmerkungen | Bezeichnet als "Inventor, Patentee, and Manufacturer of Artificial Limbs with India-Rubber Hands and Feet". |
| Quellenangaben | [New Yorks great industries (1884) 290] |
| Zeit |
Ereignis |
| 1853 |
Gründung |
| 1863 |
Mr. Marks erfindet die Gummihand |
| 1880 |
Patentierung von Gummifingern |
| Produkt |
ab |
Bem. |
bis |
Bem. |
Kommentar |
| künstliche Gliedmaßen |
1884 |
[New York's great industries (1884)] |
1884 |
[New York's great industries (1884)] |
aus Gummi |
| ZEIT | 1884 |
| THEMA | Firmendarstellung |
| TEXT | The world is indebted to a New York inventor and scientist for the most perfect appliances in the way of artificial limbs ever placed in the hands of the public. In this connection reference is made to the famous house of Mr. A. A. Marks, No. 691 Broadway, which was established by the present proprietor in 1853, and since its inception has always commanded a liberal and influential patronage, arising from the unsurpassed quality and utility of its inventions. Maimed and mutilated people are by no means the most miserable or unhappy, as most people are likely to think. There are some doubtless who mourn year after year, and there are others who are unquestionably as cheerful as the rest of mankind, and frequently express themselves as "very thankful that it was no worse." Maimed soldiers are especially happy when they meet some of their comrades by accident and fight their battles over again. From the days of the German knight, Götz von Berlichingen, artificial arms have been made which have been marvels of ingenuity. Even the arm of that famous warrior, still on exhibition in a German museum, is a piece of mechanism so intricate in the combination of its motions as to have been without a rival for nearly five hundred years. Mr. Marks has labored hard in this profession, and in 1863 invented the rubber hand, which was attached to the forearm by means of a spindle, held in position by a set screw, easily detached and replaced by a hook, fork, knife or brush. The fingers are of soft, elastic rubber, moulded to a graceful shape and yielding to pressure. Its advantages are its natural appearance, touch and great durability. It can fall or strike anything without breaking or impairing its shape. In course of time an improvement was invented, tout of milking the fingers ductile, so that they might be made to assume different positions by the assistance of the other hand, or by pressing the hand against any hard surface the fingers may be placed in any desired position. The rubber fingers when bent will hold a valise or package of considerable weight, or the reins of a horse when driving. This invention is secured to Mr. Marks by letters patent in 1880. These artificial limbs, with India-rubber hands and feet, have been indorsed and purchased by the United States Government for officers, soldiers and seamen who have lost their limbs in the public service, and are unsurpassed by any similar specialties in this country or Europe. Invalid rolling chairs and crutches are likewise kept on hand of the most improved and comfortable character. The artificial limbs manufactured by this house have been awarded the highest honors at the Centennial and American Expositions, and have gained a world-wide fame for their neatness, durability and mechanical superiority. Mr. Marks is highly esteemed by the community for his many exce11ent qualities of mind and heart and sterling integrity, and his prominent establishment gives every promise of a prosperous and successful future. |
| QUELLE | [New Yorks great industries (1884) 290] |
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