Handcuffs used during arrest of Unabomber Theodore J. Kaczynski
Description:
Handcuffs used during arrest of Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber. Kaczynski was apprehended on April 3, 1996 in Lincoln, Montana. Presented to Postal Inspector Anthony Muljat by his colleagues on the San Francisco Unabom Task Force.
Markings:
inscription on plaque (between photograph and handcuffs) "PRESENTED TO / INSPECTOR TONY MULJAT / IN GRATEFUL APPRECIATION OF YOUR UNWAVERING / DEDICATION, CONTRIBUTIONS AND TENACIOUS PURSUIT OF / THEODORE J. KACZYNSKI / APPREHENDED APRIL 3, 1996 / LINCOLN, MONTANA / FROM YOUR FRIENDS ON THE / SAN FRANCISCO UNABOM TASK FORCE"; inscription on proper left handcuff "THE PEERLESS HANDCUFF CO. / SPRINGFIELD, MA." and on proper right handcuff "356792"
Dimensions:
Other (extended dimensions of cuffs): 1.3 x 7.6 x 24.1cm (1/2 x 3 x 9 1/2in.)
Overall: 40.3 x 30.5cm (15 7/8 x 12in.)
Museum ID:
2006.2031.1.1-2
Nancy A. Pope, National Postal Museum