Iron Leg Chains
Datec. 1850s
DimensionsOverall: 11.4 x 91.4 cm
Credit LineGift of Middlesex County Jail, London, Ontario, 1963
Object number1963.025.005
Label TextMiddlesex County Jail used these heavy leg chains in the 1850s. These were worn by prisoners to hinder their movement, restrict their pace, and make escape attempts more difficult.
NameRestraint
1830
c. 1954
McClary Manufacturing