Card hold out or Kepplinger
- Made:
- 1870-1900
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Card hold out or Kepplinger, brass frame and concertina type arm, worn on arm by card sharks who could conceal a playing card until required, leather strap attached, possibly American though feasibly European, 1870-1900
Details
- Category:
- Orthopaedics
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A4207
- Measurements:
-
length 150 mm
with arm extended: length 270 mm
brass frame: width 75 mm
brass frame: depth 53 mm
- type:
- card hold outs
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
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