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[POLICE]. Five Photographs of Handcuffs Alternatives. Phila...

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[POLICE]. Five Photographs of Handcuffs Alternatives. Philadelphia, ca. 1910s. Silver prints. Series of five images of a police detective apprehending a man using a locking chain device. Accompanied by the original one-page press release letter describing the novel device and its uses as an alternative to traditional handcuffs. Press stamps of P-J Press Bureau to versos, with contemporary pencil captions. 7 x 5?, one 8 ? x 6?.