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Hand Wrought Iron Runaway Slave "Rattle" Anklet
Guns International #: 102057691 Seller's Inventory #: AG0983
Category: Collectibles - Western -
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Seller: Cisco's Gallery
Company: Ciscos Gallery
Member Since: 9/2/16
First Name: Sam
Last Name: Kennedy
State: Idaho
Zip: 83814
Country: United States
Phone: (208) 769-7575
Fax: (208) 769-7575
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Number of Active Listings: 538
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Seller: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: Visa, Mastercard, certified funds, cashiers checks, money orders, and personal checks (items shipped when cleared). 3% surcharge on firearm purchases made with a credit card.
About Us: Cisco’s Rare & Exceptional deals in one-of-a-kind pieces that define America and the Wild West. The collection is both diverse and expansive, including historic antique western firearms, artifacts, antiques, fine art, and western home furnishings. Our store, located in scenic Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, is filled from floor to ceiling with pieces that spark romantic tales of the western frontier. Cisco’s inventory of authentic Native American art and artifacts is among the finest in the world featuring Navajo rugs, baskets, beadwork, totems, pipes, southwest jewelry and more!
Description:
18th century, Black History Hand-wrought Iron Runaway Slave “Rattle” Anklet. This Slavery related device measures 4.75” x 7.5” overall for its Iron metal with central opening for a Slave to wear on an ankle. It has and oval opening and two wide hollow flanges on each side with metal balls sealed within which rattle around to make noise when moved. Such anklets were used to deter Slaves from running away. Small metal rings at one end of the anklet could be secured with a lock to pin the ankles together, this making walking difficult and running impossible, especially without creating significant noise to alert the slaveowner. Normal signs of overall natural rust and age are present. This type is described as, “Crab-shaped Rattler Leg Shackles” as illustrated on pages 20-21, in the reference book “THE ART AND HISTORY OF BLACK MEMORABILIA” by Larry Vincent Buster. About the size to be used upon children. We previously sold a similar example in our April 19, 2017 EAHA , Lot 227 at $1,080. This Anklet is a fully intact example of this cruel, sturdy reminder of the trepidations of American Slavery.
SOLD