Handcuffs
- Object Name:
- Handcuffs
- Object ID:
- 1910.006
- Date:
- 1810-1880
- Description:
- Handcuffs. Iron. Found in building that was the workshop of the State Prison when that institution was located on North State Street, Concord, NH. Pair of semicircular wrist bands; one half of one band is broken off and missing. Each band has an attached cylindrical lock that is missing pieces at locking end. The bands are connected by two rings and a swivel link. Each band is stamped "HARD". The complete band is stamped "[?]GATE / WARRANTED / WROUGHT".
- Material:
- Metal
Iron - Dimensions:
- W-3.7 L-9.4 D-0.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Found after the fire that demolished the brick building on Beacon Street, Concord, NH, recently used as a laundry, but originally the workshop of the State Prison when that institution stood on North State Street.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of George R. McGilvray
- People:
- McGilvray, George R.
- Subjects:
- Prisons, Handcuffs, State Prison (NH)
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