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Lilly Iron Handcuff. American, ca. 1875. Sturdy bar-type restraint. Original key. One of four early American handcuffs with no known patent. Length 14 7/8” long. Good working condition. Reportedly invented by one Captain Lilly, who died wearing a pair of the irons on board a ship.