Please note this website will be unavailable on Monday 28th of April due to a system upgrade. You can still access the online collections at collections.bristolmuseums.org.uk
}
Handcuffs are restraints designed to secure a person's wrists together, to restrict movement. Leg cuffs are similar, but wider, so that they fit around a person's ankles. Shackles are non adjustable and were largely mass produced.