Walden Handcuffs When

were they Manufactured and what Problems are they prone to having. Don,

Yes Don, they were manufactured because I have held a pair or 2 in my hot little hands and wished I could have a set in my collection. They were sometimes referred to as Lady Waldens. As to problems, I am not aware of any. Anyone else like to add more to this...

-Dorson

were they Manufactured and what Problems are they prone to having. Don,

ok let me rephrase the Question What Year were they Made in going from when they started and when they stopped making/manufacturing them. also what Known Problems is this cuff known for. Don,

were they Manufactured and what Problems are they prone to having. Don,

Off the top of my head they were patented in 1913.
They are prone to a problem. The keyhole posts tend to
come out with use. If a pair has both posts it will definitely increase their value. They came in two or three
models, with the linkage inbetween differing, with one model
having an oval link, one with round links, and I've seen
another with an odd linkage. Hope this helps.

were they Manufactured and what Problems are they prone to having. Don,

John yes it does Help and Thank You.

were they Manufactured and what Problems are they prone to having. Don,

I have heard it said that it's important to turn the key in one direction to open them, but I don't know if this is true (and which direction is the correct one). the only time I handled these, the key opened them when turned in either direction.

were they Manufactured and what Problems are they prone to having. Don,

Hi.
The problem is the key post as John described.
There is an arming button that keeps the bow unlocked when inserted into the body like the Bean products. When activating the arming buttons, the ratchet drops down with a pretty good snap action. Part of the ratchet comes into contact with the key post and after a few hundred times more or less, the post loosens up and eventually falls out. The post is peened over the main body of the cuff and an additional layer of metal is riveted over that. This makes it difficult to re-peen the post back down.
I have seen cuffs that were drilled through both layers and adequately repaired, but the repair is very visible and lowers the value quite a bit.
These are one of my favorite cuffs and keep looking for them...they are out there.
I have the two variations available for trade, but one is missing a post and the other has both posts missing but has a nice post style key that compensates for the missing posts.

mark
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were they Manufactured and what Problems are they prone to having. Don,

I NOTICED THAT THE FARNHAM NELSON'S ON EBAY LOOKED THE SAME AS WALEN'S EXCEPT FOR THE NAME, COULD BE ONE BOUGHT OUT THE OTHER?

were they Manufactured and what Problems are they prone to having. Don,

if farnham neilson bought out waldon's thay are showing a patent date of 1918 so waldon would have only been in business 5 year's plus or minus!

were they Manufactured and what Problems are they prone to having. Don,

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