Card hold out or Kepplinger
- Made:
- 1870-1900
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
- type:
- card hold outs
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)