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An '''iron 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. A recent archaeological find <ref> {{cite web|url=[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1209405/First-intact-ball-chain-drowned-prisoner-mud-Thames.html|title=Found: The ball and chain that may have condemned a 17th century prisoner to a watery grave in the Thames|publisher= Daily Mail, London |date=27 August 2009|accessdate= 2013 01 03}}</ref> consists of a [[sphere]] of high-grade iron approximately 15cm across and weighing around 8 kg. The [[chain]] is of some 90cm length and terminates in a [[legcuffs|leg iron]] or [[shackle]]. |
An '''iron 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. A recent archaeological find <ref> {{cite web|url=[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1209405/First-intact-ball-chain-drowned-prisoner-mud-Thames.html|title=Found: The ball and chain that may have condemned a 17th century prisoner to a watery grave in the Thames|publisher= Daily Mail, London |date=27 August 2009|accessdate= 2013 01 03}}</ref> consists of a [[sphere]] of high-grade iron approximately 15cm across and weighing around 8 kg. The [[chain]] is of some 90cm length and terminates in a [[legcuffs|leg iron]] or [[shackle]]. |
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An iron 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. A recent archaeological find [1] consists of a sphere of high-grade iron approximately 15cm across and weighing around 8 kg. The chain is of some 90cm length and terminates in a leg iron or shackle.
References
- ^ ["Found: The ball and chain that may have condemned a 17th century prisoner to a watery grave in the Thames". Daily Mail, London. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 2013 01 03.
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