Shackle, leg

Object/Artifact

-

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Shackle, leg

Entry/Object ID

107 a,b

Description

Foot Manacles. Ankle Cuffs. Leg Schackle. (a) Ankle Cuffs. Material: metal. Size: each 5" W. x 6 1/2" L. x 1/2" thick. Description: cast iron - hinged cuff shape - key lock in each - toothed along edges - twelve chain links attached at each end to a ring in the cuff - key attached to one link. (b) Key. Material: metal. Size: 7/8" W. x 1 1/2" L. Description: cast iron key shaft extends from a heart shaped top with two holes.

Context

Waseca County Services - Sheriff. Waseca City Services - Police. Jail. Used in the early days to manacle the feet of prisoners so that they could run away.

Cataloged By

vanessa

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Shackle, Leg

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Shackle

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

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Deaccession

D.107 a,b

Create Date

May 28, 1998

Update Date

November 21, 2024