The West Rides Again: Tombstone Museum Part II, Western Art & Navajo Treasures
Sat, Nov 15, 2025 11:00AM EST
Live Auction
Lot 374
1880's Tower Handcuffs Bisbee Policeman Humphrey
Estimate: $600 - $800
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The lot features a set of circa 1880’s Tower handcuffs owned and used by Weldon Humphrey, SR. a policeman in Bisbee, Arizona Territory and Tombstone resident; from the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum collection. These are marked with the Tower “T” as well as, “PAT’D NOV. 28, ‘82”. Accompanied by a museum tag and associated museum tag that reads, “1800’s AREA HandCuffs made by Tower LO-213 Used by Weldon Humphrey, SR.” Weldon Humphrey Sr., originally from Boston, came to Cochise County Arizona Territory at the turn on the century to find his fortune in mining. For a time he was a policeman in Bisbee, the town 20 miles from Tombstone and closely linked with Tombstone history. In the 1920s, Weldon's son, a mining geophysicist, worked for Wyatt earp, surveying prospective mines in California. The condition of this pair of Tower handcuffs is well preserved with only slight oxidation in and chipping to the chrome but otherwise shows a well preserved condition. The measurements of this pair of handcuffs is 8 7/8" x 2 3/4" x 5/8". The collective weight of this pair of handcuffs is 14oz. LO213
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