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LK 20 Mar 2010
#1
HI ALL , I HAVE 7 SET'S OF OF TOWER LEG IRONS & 4 SET'S OF BALCO'S ALL EXCEPT ONE SET OF THE TOWER'S HAVE 10 LOCKING NOTCH'S (POSITIONS),THE SET IN QUESTION HAS 12 AND THE NOTCHES DO APPEAR TO BE FACTORY, NOT ADDED , THEY ARE THE DEC.6 ,82 PAT. ADDITION, DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY 12 NOTCHED OR MORE OR LESS THEN 10.

LK D~D
LK 23 Mar 2010
#2
I GUESS NOT????????????????
monica 24 Mar 2010
#3
HI ALL , I HAVE 7 SET'S OF OF TOWER LEG IRONS & 4 SET'S OF BALCO'S ALL EXCEPT ONE SET OF THE TOWER'S HAVE 10 LOCKING NOTCH'S (POSITIONS),THE SET IN QUESTION HAS 12 AND THE NOTCHES DO APPEAR TO BE FACTORY, NOT ADDED , THEY ARE THE DEC.6 ,82 PAT. ADDITION, DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY 12 NOTCHED OR MORE OR LESS THEN 10.

LK D~D
My Towers have 11.
atlanta*casting 24 Mar 2010
#4
HI ALL , I HAVE 7 SET'S OF OF TOWER LEG IRONS & 4 SET'S OF BALCO'S ALL EXCEPT ONE SET OF THE TOWER'S HAVE 10 LOCKING NOTCH'S (POSITIONS),THE SET IN QUESTION HAS 12 AND THE NOTCHES DO APPEAR TO BE FACTORY, NOT ADDED , THEY ARE THE DEC.6 ,82 PAT. ADDITION, DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY 12 NOTCHED OR MORE OR LESS THEN 10.

LK D~D
My Tower DL patent December 16, 1879 leg irons have 10 notches in the bows.

And,

My Tower bottom key leg irons have 9 notches in the bows.
LK 24 Mar 2010
#5
HI ALL , I HAVE 7 SET'S OF OF TOWER LEG IRONS & 4 SET'S OF BALCO'S ALL EXCEPT ONE SET OF THE TOWER'S HAVE 10 LOCKING NOTCH'S (POSITIONS),THE SET IN QUESTION HAS 12 AND THE NOTCHES DO APPEAR TO BE FACTORY, NOT ADDED , THEY ARE THE DEC.6 ,82 PAT. ADDITION, DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY 12 NOTCHED OR MORE OR LESS THEN 10.

LK D~D
I DIDN'T INCLUDE MY TOWER BOTTOM KEY CAUSE I DON'T YET HAVE IT OPEN BUT FEEL THAT IT MIGHT HAVE NINE ALSO AS DO THE HAND CUFF BOTTOM KEYS

MONICA DOES THE 11TH NOTCH LOOK FACTORY MADE ???

LK D~D
LK 24 Mar 2010
#6
HI ALL , I HAVE 7 SET'S OF OF TOWER LEG IRONS & 4 SET'S OF BALCO'S ALL EXCEPT ONE SET OF THE TOWER'S HAVE 10 LOCKING NOTCH'S (POSITIONS),THE SET IN QUESTION HAS 12 AND THE NOTCHES DO APPEAR TO BE FACTORY, NOT ADDED , THEY ARE THE DEC.6 ,82 PAT. ADDITION, DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY 12 NOTCHED OR MORE OR LESS THEN 10.

LK D~D
SORRY I MISSPOKE IN THE LAST, RECOUNTED THE NOTCHS IN THE BOTTOM KEY HAND CUFFS ONE HAS 8 THE OTHER 9 AND 2 SETS UNKNOWN AS I HAVE YET TO OPEN THEM

LK D~D
monica 25 Mar 2010
#7
HI ALL , I HAVE 7 SET'S OF OF TOWER LEG IRONS & 4 SET'S OF BALCO'S ALL EXCEPT ONE SET OF THE TOWER'S HAVE 10 LOCKING NOTCH'S (POSITIONS),THE SET IN QUESTION HAS 12 AND THE NOTCHES DO APPEAR TO BE FACTORY, NOT ADDED , THEY ARE THE DEC.6 ,82 PAT. ADDITION, DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY 12 NOTCHED OR MORE OR LESS THEN 10.

LK D~D
LK, the notch does indeed look factory-made.
handboeienfreak 25 Mar 2010
#8
HI ALL , I HAVE 7 SET'S OF OF TOWER LEG IRONS & 4 SET'S OF BALCO'S ALL EXCEPT ONE SET OF THE TOWER'S HAVE 10 LOCKING NOTCH'S (POSITIONS),THE SET IN QUESTION HAS 12 AND THE NOTCHES DO APPEAR TO BE FACTORY, NOT ADDED , THEY ARE THE DEC.6 ,82 PAT. ADDITION, DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY 12 NOTCHED OR MORE OR LESS THEN 10.

LK D~D
hi

my legirons have 10 notches al factory made

best

handboeienfreak
Dorson 25 Mar 2010
#9
HI ALL , I HAVE 7 SET'S OF OF TOWER LEG IRONS & 4 SET'S OF BALCO'S ALL EXCEPT ONE SET OF THE TOWER'S HAVE 10 LOCKING NOTCH'S (POSITIONS),THE SET IN QUESTION HAS 12 AND THE NOTCHES DO APPEAR TO BE FACTORY, NOT ADDED , THEY ARE THE DEC.6 ,82 PAT. ADDITION, DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY 12 NOTCHED OR MORE OR LESS THEN 10.

LK D~D
I just checked my HC's & LI's which are all factory and the HC's are 9 and the LI's are 10.
LK 26 Mar 2010
#10
HI ALL , I HAVE 7 SET'S OF OF TOWER LEG IRONS & 4 SET'S OF BALCO'S ALL EXCEPT ONE SET OF THE TOWER'S HAVE 10 LOCKING NOTCH'S (POSITIONS),THE SET IN QUESTION HAS 12 AND THE NOTCHES DO APPEAR TO BE FACTORY, NOT ADDED , THEY ARE THE DEC.6 ,82 PAT. ADDITION, DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY 12 NOTCHED OR MORE OR LESS THEN 10.

LK D~D
OK THANKS MONICA ////

UPDATE HAVE PICKED OPEN THE BOTTOM KEY LEG IRONS AND THEY ARE 9 NOTCHED ALSO THE OTHER BOTTOM KEY CUFFS AND THEY ARE NINE NOTCHED ALSO

I BELEIVE NINE WAS COMMON ON BOTTOM KEY AND TEN ON SIDE KEY MODELS /// HOWEVER THEY ALL ARE SAME SIZED OVERALL

I WONDER IF DEMAND FOR USE ON CHILDREN AND WOMAN CAUSED THE MORE 11 AND 12 NOTCHED MODELS

AND THE ONE SET OF BOTTOM KEY WITH EIGHT NOTCHS COULD IT BE AN EAIRLIER POSSABLLY MAKE OR DO U THINK JOHN TOWER USED DIFFERENT TYPES WHEN HE MOVED I THINK HE MADE THEM IN BOSTON AND NY.

LK D~D