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Title |
SMCSO Braced Prisoner or Security Boot, c. 1920s |
Object Name |
Restraint |
Description |
San Mateo County Sheriff's Office braced prisoner or security boot, c. 1920s. Leather shoe or low-top boot with a steel oval-shaped brace that wraps around the ankle; two steel bars extended from the center of oval to a solid U-shaped steel piece that is secured to the heel of the boot with three screws. Boot is brown in color with fourteen eyes through which a brown cloth lace is tied. Dark leather sole is both stitched and nailed on. Boot was used for transporting inmates; they were probably chained together at ankles. |
Date |
c. 1920s |
Catalog Number |
2014.018.007 |
Collection |
3D - Regulative & Protective Tools & Equipment |
Creator |
Unknown |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Inscription Text |
" CONSERVATION / --SOLE--" (stamped into arch of sole) |
Provenance |
This artifact was owned and used by the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office. |
Dimensions |
H-7 W-4.25 D-12 inches |
Search Terms |
Boots San Mateo County San Mateo County Sheriff's Office San Mateo County-Sheriffs Sheriff's Department Sheriffs Shoes Uniforms |
Subjects |
Boots Footwear Prison uniforms Prisoners Sheriffs Shoes |
Credit line |
Courtesy of the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office |