A Scarce 19th Century Hiatt Steel Wrist Grip Restraint & Leader sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Chemists of old would have

Chemists of old would have used this substance for and Antacid

There is also a hooped hem present with corded rope running through it and a toggle to one end

which read: "Patents applied for in Great Britain

The later paint looks around twenty to thirty years old and the sculpture has a pleasing heavy weight to it

Fashioned by makers Hiatt

A Scarce 19th Century Hiatt Steel Wrist Grip Restraint & Leader sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Chemists of old would haveOrigin: English Period: Victorian Provenance: Vernon Cross Esq. Date: 1890 Open: 3. 5 inches diameter (leader end) or 4. 5 inches diameter (restraining end) Compact Shut Length: 5. 5 inches Compact Shut Width: 4 inches Having an original added leather grip, this early leader aka a nipper or come along, is in fine order with the stamps of STEEL and HIATT clearly marked. The flower head motif on the hinge is a particularly desirable design feature,