A c.1900 Convicts Iron Ball & Chain with Ankle Shackle sub-Furniture- Boxes & Luggage Rather hard to date precisely

Rather hard to date precisely

opening to adjustable shelves

Williams 1872

and surviving in original and unrestored condition from early George III period England

In the 1910 Medical Superintendent’s Report

A c.1900 Convicts Iron Ball & Chain with Ankle Shackle sub-Furniture- Boxes & Luggage Rather hard to date preciselyOrigin: English Period: Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1900 Full Length: 43 Ball Diameter: 5 The scarce and evocative antique iron ball and chain comprising a substantial spherical iron weight attached by a forged iron chain to an iron ankle cuff retaining remnants of its original leather lining, the cuff formed from two hinged iron bands designed to secure around the ankle, whilst the heavy ball serves to impede movement, the whole being