Bean Leg Irons

This is the first set of Bean leg irons that I have seen come up for auction on eBay. Next time I will bid more, if I happen to have the cash at the time.

Cuffs are marked:

T PAT NOV 28 82

Dont know for sure but figure the T is for Tower...I'm sure you people will know that collect cuffs.

Chain is 12 1/2" long

Inned diameter of cuff 3 1/2"

I dont have the key

Nickel plated.

You can see in the pics the nickel has worn in some places.

Very Good or Better Condition

Item's in picture's are what is in auction.

Most of the items I sell are used or pre owned. So even if an item is mint I will still mark the eBay button as used. - eBay (20 June 2010)

This set of leg irons had a high bid of $456 (Plus $7.85 Shipping).
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MINIATURE VICTORIAN SILVER COIN PADLOCK

I have two of these and was hoping to add this one as a third one to the collection. Unfortunately, the bidding went well beyond what I expected. This one sold for much more than the others I have seen. Not sure, why, unless it was made from a valuable coin.

This is for a fabulous little hand made Victorian sweetheart charm in the form of a miniature padlock complete with its ornate key. The padlock has been hand made from two Victorian 3d silver coins so it shows both sides of the coin, Queen Victoria's profile and the date 1870 on the other. They key is the tiniest key you are ever likely to see. It is in absolute excellent condition with no damage to it anywhere and the key works the lock. It measures a tiny 16mm in diameter by 5mm in depth. - eBay (13 June 2010)

This amazing miniature padlock had a high bid of 233.99 British Pounds/$340.50 (Plus 8.30 Pounds Shipping).
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Old Towers Ball & Chain

A couple ball and chains were listed on eBay recently. Sure, there are always the cheap fake ones, but these definately appeared to be authentic, or at least made from authentic items.

Nice old original Towers Ball & Chain. Functions nice with key, old pitting but good condition overall, chain aprox 7 ft. Very Heavy. - eBay (8 June 2010)

This set of ball and chain had an opening bid of $650 (Plus $35 Shipping) but received no bidders.
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Georgia State Pen. Chain Gang Handcuffs

Now this is a neat prison item.

Old set of Towers Chaingang cuffs. Very Nice original. (one cuff missing). No key. Some cuffs faintly show towers name and a few patent dates. - eBay (8 June 2010)

This set of prisoner chains had an opening bid of $850 (Plus $15 Shipping) but received no bidders. I am a little surprised about that. Then again, the bidding does seem to be pretty scarce for items over $400 except for the most rare items, where the sky is the limit.
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TWIST link dungeon castle shackles

These are very nice and as is common with such rare items, expensive.

another --- MONSTER set of authentic old hand forged castle dungeon shackles....... they are approx. 34 INCHES in lenght & the iron width is approx. 1 3/4 INCHES & is concaved ........note the super nice long TWIST links............ we have had these since the mid 1960's in our own collection......... these shackles came out of an old castle & were in a museum for many years in the HELSINKI -- FINLAND area......... - eBay (12 May 2010)

This set of shackles had a 'Buy-it-Now' price of $899 (Plus $25 Shipping) but found no takers.
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'Medieval Dungeon Castle WRIST SCREWS'

This set is very nice and very expensive. Good for me that this is outside the scope of my collection.

SUPERB set of ancient dungeon castle wrist screws from the 1700's...... this item came out of HELSINKI, FINLAND....... it was sent to my late father in law in the early 1960's by a friend of his who was working in the consulates office & he stated that this item came out of an old castles dungeon collection........ OLD & AUTHENTIC !!!! - eBay (28 April 2010)

This set of screws had a 'Buy-it-Now' price of $4,500 (Plus $20 Shipping) but had no takers.
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1860S A. RANKIN PHILA HANDCUFFS

I had my eye on this set of handcuffs until the price shot well past my limit in the final moments, especially given that they are not proven to be fully-functioning.

ORIGINAL A. RANKIN PHILA HANDCUFFS. DATED DEC. 10 1861 OR 1866. THE DATE IS A LITTLE WORN BUT LOOK LIKE 1861.THIS IS A VERY NEAT PAIR OF HANDCUFFS MADE OF HEAVY METAL POSSIBLY IRON..THE PATINA IS JUST WONDERFUL.THEY HAVE A FLAT BOTTOM WITH A HALF LOOP TO ALLOW YOUR FINGER TO BE INSERTED FOR AID IN OPENING THE CUFFS. THEY ARE STAMPED A. RANKIN PHILA AND HAS THE PATENT DATE WHICH I HAVE QUOTED ABOVE. THEY HAVE THE ORIGINAL KEY BUT I CANNOT GET THEM OPEN. PERHAPS A CERTAIN WAY TO TURN. I DO NOT KNOW.SO I HAVENT HAD THEM OPENED. THE KEY DOES SCREW IN AND OUT FREELY. THESE ARE IN WONDERFUL CONDITION AND HAVE BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF. THEY HAVE BEEN STORED IN AN OLD TRUNK FOR ALL THESE YEARS IN AN ATTIC. THESE LOOK AWFUL SMALL. I'M SURE THERE WILL BE NO WIGGLING YOUR WAY OUT OF THESE BABIES.THE DATE MAY NOT BE WORN POSSIBLY WAY IT WAS STAMPED AT TIME. A REMARKABLE PAIR OF HANDCUFFS. - eBay (18 April 2010)

This set of cuffs had a high bid of $922 (Plus $12.55 Shipping).
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Antique Padlock Romer & Co

Romer handcuffs I am familiar with, but Romer padlocks, I know little about. Looking at the price, they too are pretty damn rare.

This auction is for an antique padlock crafted from heavy iron.

This is an attractive piece that would be great to add to any collection.

This lock does have keys and is fully functional, opens and closes easily.

THIS LOCK IS HEAVY.

On the lock is enscribed:

1) the number 165

2) Romer & Co. Newark N.J. Patd 007.20.74

Please check out my other antique padlocks and handcuffs!

Feel free to contact me with any questions, I will attempt to answer them as well as I can.

- eBay (23 May 2010)

This padlock had a high bid of $170.01 (Plus $6.95 Shipping).
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Circular Eagle Padlock

OK, I should have been paying more attention to this auction as now that it is over I am very dissappointed that I did not put in an real effort to win this padlock.

A steel PADLOCK MANUFACTURED BY THE EAGLE LOCK CO

TERRYVILL, CT

PAT MARCH 9, 1880

it has a button on the side that closes the lock

stamped #12

the key is rusty
- eBay (26 May 2010)

This padlock had a high bid of $212.50 (Plus $5 Shipping).
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