Fettering Devices. An article by Merle A. Gill

I just found an online copy of an interesting article by Merle Gill.
It is in the 1933 Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. Vol 23, No. 5. pp 891-894.

It is a short article with just one photo. There is a very unfortunate note from the editor explaining how Gill submitted the article with 20 photos, but the journal could only afford to print one of them. Too bad
I would really like to see the other ones.

Here is the link.

http://www.jstor.org/view/08852731/ap04 ... 00530/0Jos


Joe

Thanks Joe:
I can't access the article, but I've had a photocopy of it since 1974 and had no idea where it was published. It only took 33 years to get the answer. I hope the pic on the web is better than mine.
Stan

I just found an online copy of an interesting article by Merle Gill.
It is in the 1933 Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. Vol 23, No. 5. pp 891-894.

It is a short article with just one photo. There is a very unfortunate note from the editor explaining how Gill submitted the article with 20 photos, but the journal could only afford to print one of them. Too bad
I would really like to see the other ones.

Here is the link.

http://www.jstor.org/view/08852731/ap04 ... 00530/0Jos


Joe

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No, I can't access it either. Looks as though it's only available to those who have a pay-subscription.

Mike
a.k.a. Mikeintightpants
Birmingham, England

I just found an online copy of an interesting article by Merle Gill.
It is in the 1933 Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. Vol 23, No. 5. pp 891-894.

It is a short article with just one photo. There is a very unfortunate note from the editor explaining how Gill submitted the article with 20 photos, but the journal could only afford to print one of them. Too bad
I would really like to see the other ones.

Here is the link.

http://www.jstor.org/view/08852731/ap04 ... 00530/0Jos


Joe

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Sorry about the link. I can see because I am coming in from a University IP address.

Temporarily you can read it here.

http://handcuffs.org/images/g.pdf

Stan - the picture is not too bad, but not great.

Joe

I just found an online copy of an interesting article by Merle Gill.
It is in the 1933 Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. Vol 23, No. 5. pp 891-894.

It is a short article with just one photo. There is a very unfortunate note from the editor explaining how Gill submitted the article with 20 photos, but the journal could only afford to print one of them. Too bad
I would really like to see the other ones.

Here is the link.

http://www.jstor.org/view/08852731/ap04 ... 00530/0Jos


Joe

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Gill article April 21 2007, 8:01 AM


Sorry about the link. I can see it because I am coming in from a University IP address.

Temporarily you can read it here.

http://handcuffs.org/images/g.pdf

Stan - the picture is not too bad, but not great.

Joe

I just found an online copy of an interesting article by Merle Gill.
It is in the 1933 Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. Vol 23, No. 5. pp 891-894.

It is a short article with just one photo. There is a very unfortunate note from the editor explaining how Gill submitted the article with 20 photos, but the journal could only afford to print one of them. Too bad
I would really like to see the other ones.

Here is the link.

http://www.jstor.org/view/08852731/ap04 ... 00530/0Jos


Joe

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That's an interesting article, written by Gill himself, well worth reading. Thanks for making it available. Don't know how long it will be viewable from your link but I've copied it to my hard-drive as a pdf file. If anybody has difficulty in accessing it in the future - let me know.

Mike
a.k.a. Mikeintightpants
Birmingham, England

I just found an online copy of an interesting article by Merle Gill.
It is in the 1933 Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. Vol 23, No. 5. pp 891-894.

It is a short article with just one photo. There is a very unfortunate note from the editor explaining how Gill submitted the article with 20 photos, but the journal could only afford to print one of them. Too bad
I would really like to see the other ones.

Here is the link.

http://www.jstor.org/view/08852731/ap04 ... 00530/0Jos


Joe

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Many thanks for posting this fascinating article and hosting this excellent board, Joe!


Regards,
Jason

I just found an online copy of an interesting article by Merle Gill.
It is in the 1933 Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. Vol 23, No. 5. pp 891-894.

It is a short article with just one photo. There is a very unfortunate note from the editor explaining how Gill submitted the article with 20 photos, but the journal could only afford to print one of them. Too bad
I would really like to see the other ones.

Here is the link.

http://www.jstor.org/view/08852731/ap04 ... 00530/0Jos


Joe

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Some of Gills collection, and the ones in this art. are on display in the Davies Gun Museum in Claremore Okla. John Davies said (cuff #5 belonged to Houdini)I think they are pictured in his handcuff secrets book.I sent a photo of them and a letter from the Museum ti Ian about 10 years ago, if he has them maybe he could post them. I am not able to. Thought this was interestin, Clyde

I just found an online copy of an interesting article by Merle Gill.
It is in the 1933 Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. Vol 23, No. 5. pp 891-894.

It is a short article with just one photo. There is a very unfortunate note from the editor explaining how Gill submitted the article with 20 photos, but the journal could only afford to print one of them. Too bad
I would really like to see the other ones.

Here is the link.

http://www.jstor.org/view/08852731/ap04 ... 00530/0Jos


Joe

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I have a complete set of photos of the Davis handcuff collection. Number 5 from Gill's is featured in it, although it doesn't say it was from Gill.

Davis called it the "Challenge" and says they are, "Trick cuffs from the Houdini collection. Cuffs open with a pin."

If Ian can't post, I'll try to figure out a way to scan the pic and send it to Joe.

Brad

I just found an online copy of an interesting article by Merle Gill.
It is in the 1933 Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. Vol 23, No. 5. pp 891-894.

It is a short article with just one photo. There is a very unfortunate note from the editor explaining how Gill submitted the article with 20 photos, but the journal could only afford to print one of them. Too bad
I would really like to see the other ones.

Here is the link.

http://www.jstor.org/view/08852731/ap04 ... 00530/0Jos


Joe

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It sounds like a very interesting collection. We would indeed all like to see the pictures. If anyone can send them to me in any form, I can post them.
thanks
joe

I just found an online copy of an interesting article by Merle Gill.
It is in the 1933 Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. Vol 23, No. 5. pp 891-894.

It is a short article with just one photo. There is a very unfortunate note from the editor explaining how Gill submitted the article with 20 photos, but the journal could only afford to print one of them. Too bad
I would really like to see the other ones.

Here is the link.

http://www.jstor.org/view/08852731/ap04 ... 00530/0Jos


Joe

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Joe, it is interesting, but they are badly mislabelled in places. Sometimes bad enough to make you laugh.

I just got done talking with Stan about it. You are aware of his need. Maybe after he is done we can get it to you for other scanning.

No one would care to see all of it, such as average condition Tower DL's or a comparison of the Maltby "Flat Key" vs, the Maltby "Trigger Levers" (easy Gordon, easy), the Wood leg irons which look just like a set of Cobbs, the world famous "Bobby" cuffs Made in London in 1850 (Darbies), a set of Bockins labelled 'Guiteau or "Bounty Jumpers"' (darn, should have had that in my article) and so on.

That said, there are some really interesting things here and there, like Burdick leg irons (really).

Will figure something out where you can get a look at it, soon as the other business is done.

Brad