Leg irons

Made:
1401-1800

Leg irons, less chain, with key, possibly English, 15th to 18th centuries

Details

Category:
Wellcome (general)
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A191831
Materials:
iron
Measurements:
cuff: length 115 mm
cuff: width 100 mm
cuff: height 28 mm
type:
leg irons
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

Parts

shackles

shackles

Pair of iron barrel-style handcuffs with a metal band and a cylindrical locking mechanism.

Object Number:
A191831/1
type:
shackles
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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