Card hold out or Kepplinger

Made:
1870-1900
Card hold out or Kepplinger

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Card hold out or Kepplinger
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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
Materials:
brass and leather
type:
card hold outs
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)