Hiatts, manufacturer of shackles, Hamstead, Birmingham
- Ref No: D-EXP/P/I28/29
- Repository: Wolverhampton Archives & Local Studies
- Date: 26 Feb 1992
- Artist: Taylor-Morrison; Marie
- Additional Information: Same article as for D-EXP/P/I28/28: African dissident Orton Chirwa was in a prison in Malawi in leg irons, which Amnesty International believed were manufactured by Hiatts. Geoffrey William Cross is quoted in the article. The photograph shows the factory.
- Admin History: A Thomas Griffin Hiatt set up as a manufacturer of felon's irons and gate locks in Birmingham in 1818. The company eventually closed in 2008.
- Extent: 1 item
- Level: Item
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- Access Status: Open
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