Handcuffs
A pair of metal handcuffs owned by John Firth, a Hudson’s Bay Company manager at the Peel River post. In the late 1800s, John Firth was appointed as the first law enforcement officer in that region. He acted as a Justice of the Peace until the coming of the Royal North West Mounted Police to Fort McPherson in 1903.
Accession No.
981.057.001 a,b
Maker
Marlin Firearms Company, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Culture
Non-Indigenous
Region
Gwich’in
Location
Fort McPherson, Peel River
Date
Early 1900s
