A pair of early 20th-century baby hand guards, hammered from lightweight aluminum with a constellation of air holes punched through for ventilation. Each cap is lined with its original cloth interior and ties, meant to be fastened around a baby’s wrists to keep their tiny, curious fingers from scratching their face or tugging at healing wounds. They’ve got a raw, utilitarian honesty to them—every dent tells you these weren’t made to be pretty but to do a job.
A pair of early 20th-century baby hand guards, hammered from lightweight aluminum with a constellation of air holes punched through for ventilation. Each cap is lined with its original cloth interior and ties, meant to be fastened around a baby’s wrists to keep their tiny, curious fingers from scratching their face or tugging at healing wounds. They’ve got a raw, utilitarian honesty to them—every dent tells you these weren’t made to be pretty but to do a job.
