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![McKenzie Mitts Handcuffs. Kansas [?], ca. 1925. Scarce black variant of this famous set of handcuffs](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/xl/1284/1284806.jpeg?t=1EN3Pz)
Lot 116
McKenzie Mitts Handcuffs. Kansas [?], ca. 1925. Scarce black variant of this famous set of handcuffs
Estimate: $5,500 - $6,500
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
McKenzie Mitts Handcuffs. Kansas [?], ca. 1925. Scarce black variant of this famous set of handcuffs, which were also offered with a nickel-plated finish. Near-fine condition. Sold together with an extensive monograph by John Bushey detailing the history, manufacture, and popularity of the cuffs. Invented by Jacob Oliver McKenzie, a sheriff from Phillipsburg, Kansas, the сsteel mittensо were devised after a prisoner captured by McKenzie grabbed the sheriffНs gun and shot him in the leg. The Mitts were developed to immobilize a prisonerНs hands entirely while restrained.
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