Ball and chain leg irons
Title
Ball and chain leg irons
Subject
Object : Chains
Description
Two heavy iron ball weights connected with chain links.
"Those are called walking ball-and-chain. They were a gift to the museum from the Friends of the Ash Grove Museum on our opening day and Jenny Smith and another fellow named Tom Miller were responsible for giving those to the museum, they came from Jasper County, which is another county near Joplin, Missouri."
Source
Ozarks Afro-American Heritage Museum
Publisher
OAAHM-Online
Date
[1840s-1860s]
Contributor
Dorothy Berry
Rights
Photo and text are available for educational purposes only. Publication requires express written permission.
Identifier
OAAHM0102
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