convict relics
91 item(s) found, 1-50 shown:
Pair of cast iron panels with rose and thistle decoration and showing broad arrow British Ordnance and VR with Crown markings
Georgian cast iron feet and Inches distance post with broad arrow and Sovereign Crown, body 79 cm high x 20 cm wide, base plate 38 cm
Colonial pewter convict feed bowl with broad arrow and hallmarked sterling Eden impressed on base. (Eden?Last convict Transport Ship to NSW 1841) 13.5 cm. Diameter x 6 cm high
Colonial pewter convict feed bowl with broad arrow and hallmarked sterling Eden impressed on base. (Eden, the Last convict Transport Ship to NSW 1841) 13.5 cm. Diameter x 6 cm high
Pre Colonial Froggatt handcuffs. Wrought iron construction, with key. C.1960.
Convicts: 'Police Gazette; or, Hue and Cry' 6 issues [London, 1831-34], two with 'List of Convicts who have absonded from their respective Employments in New South Wales,…
Bell with broad arrow and wd Stamp (possibly Prison Commission war Dept)
Pewter Mess bowl, hallmarked sterling Hero (convict Transport to van Dieman's Land) . Diameter 13.5 cm
Pewter Mess bowl, hallmarked sterling Champion (convict Transport to van Dieman's Land) . Diameter 13.5 cm
Colonial cedar office cupboard stamped with K.Y (Kings Yard) and broad arrow in Numerous Places (doors missing)
A pair of handcuffs stamped Ward, and a pair of leg irons
An Historic 19th century marquetry box, reputably made by Norfolk Island convict from wood salvaged from the H.M.A.S. Sirius
A very large copper kettle, possibly convict made and with the body bearing two broad arrow stamps and a further broad arrow stamp to the lid. Height 30 cm
Three old keys, each stamped W.D and with a broad arrow, also stamped dispensary with cupboard number
Convict cast iron folding Hospital bed
Pair of Convict cast iron Dead Mans leg Irons
Pair of Convict cast iron Punishment leg Irons
Set of two Convict cast iron Hiatt Handcuffs
A pair of police handcuffs, these new nickel plated handcuffs were standard issue in 1862
Relic convict waistcoat, found in the roof of the 'Good woman Inn' Hobart; and a copy of an associated newspaper cutting
Prisoner's gag, consisting of a piece of wood with a hole through it, to be placed in the mouth and a leather strap which buckled behind the neck.…
Isolation mask, hessian material This type of mask was used at the Berrima Gaol which like Port Arthur worked on the 'Pentonville Silent System' to enforce discipline
A pair of child's hob-nail boots, convict era, new and unused. Boot making was an industry that employed many convicts
Heavy iron hammer head 'Ovalled' leg irons, with the Government Broad arrow mark on two faces; and a pair of rivet leg irons as used by convicts working in leg irons in road and quarry gangs,…
A pair of Hiatt style handcuffs, barrel screw lock handcuffs with the 'Broad arrow' and 'BO' engraving on the end of the handcuff barrel, early and rare, very few known marked thus
A Port Arthur carbine, lock marked ''Crown and Tower 1865'
A pair of Hiatt handcuffs, juvenile size, marked 'No. 6', with key. This type of handcuff would have been used at Point Puer
A set of Hiatt barrel lock leg irons, heavy, with key
A set of Hiatt barrel lock leg irons, heavy, with key
A set of rivet leg irons (top irons.), elongated to allow a chain to be passed through the top half of the 'Double irons' used by 'Chain gangs' (hence the name) working on the roads
A Hiatt linking lock with key, Used to attach convicts to gang chains
A Hiatt linking lock with key, Used to attach convicts to gang chains
Cast iron cooking pot, 'BO' markings cast into side of the pot and '1846'. For use at stockades or where groups of convicts were working on the road gangs
A set of Tasmanian leg irons, Tasmanian Government contract rivet leg irons made by Morton and Foster Tasmania
A pair of figure eight plug handcuffs, no key one size did not fit all, juveniles and women required a smaller size
A pair of figure eight plug handcuffs, with key Effective but slow to use; first the plug had to be removed before the key could be inserted
A pair of Hiatt style handcuffs, standard style of restraint in the convict era
A flat pad bolt, cell door lock with padlock, painted green. Provenance: Ex Port Arthur
A pair of light Hiatt style handcuffs, probably from an escaped felon with one cuff sawn through
A pair of figure eight handcuffs, with key, made from standard Hiatt style cuffs with chain removed and the cuffs riveted together
A pair of handcuffs, with unusual adjustment; and a barrel lock with key
Baton, early colonial, convict period, plain wood with carved Crown symbol
A cast bronze bell, with iron hanging bracket reputedly used at one of the Probation Stations Tasmania life at all convict establishments was ordered by the bell; first bell at 4
A Port Arthur carbine, lock marked ''Crown and Tower 1865'
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