Prisoner's manacle with ball and chain

Made:: 1501-1800 in Europe

Iron prisoner's manacle with attached ball and chain, European
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Iron prisoner's manacle with attached ball and chain, European, 1501-1800

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Category:: Wellcome (general)

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A634721

Materials:: iron

Measurements:: manacle: diameter 100 mm
ball: diameter 75 mm
chain: length 300 mm

type:: ballard chains

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Prisoner's manacle with ball and chain

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