Ball and chain - Wikipedia
WEBA ball and chain (also known as leg irons [1]) is a physical restraint device historically used to bind prisoners of both adolescent and adult ages. [2] Their use was prevalent in the Americas. [3]
Ball and chain | MHNSW - Museums of History NSW
WEBDec 5, 2022 · Ball and chain. Convicts. 1820s–1840s. Known as darbies or slangs in the convict ‘flash’ language, leg irons came in various shapes and sizes. This ball and chain leg iron weighs 36 pounds (16.3 kilograms) and was designed to make movement extremely difficult and escape virtually impossible.
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How the U.S. Used the Ball and Chain in the Early 1900s
WEBJun 25, 2019 · In the spring of 1893, the police in Norfolk, Virginia were given a warrant to arrest all unemployed people within the city. Those arrested were attached to a ball and chain and sent to work for local farmers, woodsmen, and dredgers.
19th century Tasmanian convict tools, equipment and sundries
WEB19th Century Convict Ball and Chain. A convict ball and chain with riveted leg shackles, early 19th century, 108 cm long, ball diameter 12 cm. Sold by in for. You can display prices in $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.
WEBBall and Chain: An International Conference Exploring the Boundaries of Freedom and Coercion. Alex Lichtenstein. Florida International University. Naturally enough, Australian scholars regard convict labor as integral to their national history.
Ball and chain - Victorian Collections
WEBA ball and chain was a physical restraint device historically applied to prisoners, primarily in the British Empire and its former colonies, from the 17th century until as late as the mid-20th century.
Convict handcuffs and manacles, Australian Colonial, Port Arthur
WEBConvict Leg Irons with Ball and Chain. A set of convict hand forged wrought iron rivet leg irons with ball and chain, with key joining lock, slightly ovoid. Provenance: The Collection of Malcolm Denton Maitland Gaol Museum, author of Bushrangers, 1860-1901:From Carcoar, Gilgandra to the Hunter. Show 2 more like this.
Iron Gang chain - Museums of History NSW
WEBConvicts who re-offended after arriving in the colony could be assigned to do hard labour in an iron gang, building and repairing roads and bridges at the frontiers such as on the western road over the Blue Mountains to Bathurst …