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Collection Item: Thumb Restraint
Basic info
- Collection
- Social History
- Object name
- Thumb restraint
- Object category
- Community life
- Object subcategory
- Law and order
- Description
- Iron thumb restraints on a chain. The thumbs would be held between two iron bars which were tightened by means of a central screw mechanism.
- Production date start
- 1750
- Production date end
- 1850
- Period
- Georgian
- Victorian
Identification
- Object number
- YORCM : AA4117
- Alternative number
- 1971.164
- Number of objects
- 1
- Classification code
- 1.353
- Classification scheme
- SHIC
- ID
- 45002227
Physical Characteristics
- Materials
- Iron (material) (Whole)
- Dimensions
- Whole length 530.0 mm
- Whole height 46.0 mm
