Waist belt with attached manacles

Made:
1801-1900 in England
Belt with attached manacles, reputedly from Dartmoor Prison

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Belt with attached manacles, reputedly from Dartmoor Prison
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Belt with attached manacles, reputedly from Dartmoor Prison, by J. Nickols, England, 1801-1900

Details

Category:
Wellcome (general)
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A114395
Materials:
leather and iron
Measurements:
belt, extended: length 1160 mm
manacle: width 72 mm
belt: height 42 mm
type:
belts

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