NWMP (North West Mounted Police) Tower Handcuffs.
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:23880621 | Modified Item: No |
| Organization: Police |
Adjustable handcuffs, Towers patent, English orAmerican, c. 1883
Science Museum Group NWMP(North West Mounted Police) tower handcuffs. A Brief History of U. S. Handcuffs 1878 Tower Double Lock Tower solved the shimmingproblem my adding a double locking mechanism in 1878. This prevented the gatefrom closing tighter on the wrists and also made “shimming the gate” next toimpossibleAdjustable handcuffs, Towers patent, English or American, c. 1883 Handcuffs... are almost synonymous with modern punishment, but they are not amodern invention. The first recorded mention of wrist restraint is in Greekmythology: in Virgil’s poetry from 70BC where he discusses preventing Proteusfrom shape shifting. The earliest metal handcuff examples date from the Bronzeand Iron ages, and there have been many different designs throughout the years, with over 3000 search results coming up for handcuffs since 1860 on theEuropean patent office’s website. John J Tower’s handcuff design was an advancement on two existing patentedhandcuff designs: Adam’s ratchet handcuffs and Phelps’s development upon Adam’sdesign. Tower began producing his handcuffs in 1865 under licence of thesepatents, but upon the death of the previous patent owners, he was able topurchase the patent in 1877. He designed many adaptations in attempts tocounteract the ability to escape due to their adjustable nature. One of hismore unusual designs was a 3-person handcuff that was identical to the design ofthese handcuffs, but with 3 wrist restraints instead of 2. This design has 5 patent dates inscribed on itup to December 1882, which allows us to narrow down the design of thehandcuffs. Tower patented a ‘double lock’ design in 1879, which was his mostsuccessful attempt at reducing the possibility of escape due to the inclusionof 2 lock settings and a tightening of the fit of the cuff’s closing mechanism, which prevented the possibility of the prisoner shimmying their way out of thecuffs through the gap
Condition: items are briefly described with respect to condition using various phrases to signify the overall and general condition. It should be noted that items having significant age, sometimes being very ancient, often show minor blemishes and defects and these are considered to be normal and will not be individually described.
Yes We combine shipping, see below. If you paid and then decided to use combined shipping you may risk the refund for the shipping cost !!!!!!Available time for combine shipping 14 days
No more than 14 days please
ALL THE PARCELS SENT BY MAIL WITH TRACKING NUMBERDELIVERY TIME WOULD BE FROM 2 DAYS UNTIL 25 DAYS SOME TIMES, EXCEPT HOLIDAYS PARCELS FOR COUNTRIES IN LATIN AMERICA ALWAYS WE HAVE DELAYS AND PARCELS NEEDED ABOUT FROM 15 TO 40/45 BUSINESS DAYS
Shipping will be basic flat rate with tracking approx. 18.00 cdn Continental U.S. and CanadaOther Nations will be on a cost per basis and can be up to and exceeding $42.00 Cdn for Tracking and shipping. Yes we will combine.
Science Museum Group NWMP(North West Mounted Police) tower handcuffs. A Brief History of U. S. Handcuffs 1878 Tower Double Lock Tower solved the shimmingproblem my adding a double locking mechanism in 1878. This prevented the gatefrom closing tighter on the wrists and also made “shimming the gate” next toimpossibleAdjustable handcuffs, Towers patent, English or American, c. 1883 Handcuffs... are almost synonymous with modern punishment, but they are not amodern invention. The first recorded mention of wrist restraint is in Greekmythology: in Virgil’s poetry from 70BC where he discusses preventing Proteusfrom shape shifting. The earliest metal handcuff examples date from the Bronzeand Iron ages, and there have been many different designs throughout the years, with over 3000 search results coming up for handcuffs since 1860 on theEuropean patent office’s website. John J Tower’s handcuff design was an advancement on two existing patentedhandcuff designs: Adam’s ratchet handcuffs and Phelps’s development upon Adam’sdesign. Tower began producing his handcuffs in 1865 under licence of thesepatents, but upon the death of the previous patent owners, he was able topurchase the patent in 1877. He designed many adaptations in attempts tocounteract the ability to escape due to their adjustable nature. One of hismore unusual designs was a 3-person handcuff that was identical to the design ofthese handcuffs, but with 3 wrist restraints instead of 2. This design has 5 patent dates inscribed on itup to December 1882, which allows us to narrow down the design of thehandcuffs. Tower patented a ‘double lock’ design in 1879, which was his mostsuccessful attempt at reducing the possibility of escape due to the inclusionof 2 lock settings and a tightening of the fit of the cuff’s closing mechanism, which prevented the possibility of the prisoner shimmying their way out of thecuffs through the gap
Condition: items are briefly described with respect to condition using various phrases to signify the overall and general condition. It should be noted that items having significant age, sometimes being very ancient, often show minor blemishes and defects and these are considered to be normal and will not be individually described.
Yes We combine shipping, see below. If you paid and then decided to use combined shipping you may risk the refund for the shipping cost !!!!!!Available time for combine shipping 14 days
No more than 14 days please
ALL THE PARCELS SENT BY MAIL WITH TRACKING NUMBERDELIVERY TIME WOULD BE FROM 2 DAYS UNTIL 25 DAYS SOME TIMES, EXCEPT HOLIDAYS PARCELS FOR COUNTRIES IN LATIN AMERICA ALWAYS WE HAVE DELAYS AND PARCELS NEEDED ABOUT FROM 15 TO 40/45 BUSINESS DAYS
Shipping will be basic flat rate with tracking approx. 18.00 cdn Continental U.S. and CanadaOther Nations will be on a cost per basis and can be up to and exceeding $42.00 Cdn for Tracking and shipping. Yes we will combine.
