Ball and Chain

Object/Artifact

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Rocky Ford Museum

Name/Title

Ball and Chain

Entry/Object ID

1979.295.1

Description

Heavy iron ball and ankle chain.

Context

Used in Otero County's first jail. The first Otero county jail was located in a rented hotel room due to a lack of funding and more appropriate facilities.

Cataloged By

Thomas Kyle Mullins

Acquisition

Accession

1979.295

Source or Donor

Ted Davenport

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Ball and Chain

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Restraint

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Regulative Devices

Nomenclature Class

Regulative & Protective T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Location

Location

Building

Main Floor, Carnegie Library

Date

April 17, 2025

Inventory

Inventoried By

Thomas Kyle Mullins

Inventoried Date

Apr 17, 2025

Created By

Thomas Kyle Mullins

Create Date

March 13, 2025

Updated By

Thomas Kyle Mullins

Update Date

February 13, 2026