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Iron Jacket on SUCCESS worn by Bush Ranger (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

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  • Nathan Adams said:
    Looks like Black Knight from Monty Python & the Holy Grail"!
  • Le yeux sans visage said:
    LOL!!
  • John Powell said:
    Looks like the Bush Ranger Kelly gang's armour from colonial Australia. -- Seen on your photo stream. (?)
  • jon sauder said:
    yeah, jay. i was thinking the same thing. it looks about the same size and weight as the kelly's armor... Does anybody know if this was, in fact one of the kelly gang members' armor? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Nedkellysarmour1882.jpg
  • BobMeade said:
    I'm an Australian, and that does indeed look like a set of Kelly gang armour.. Here's an interesting article about the ship SUCCESS and the armour: glenrowan1880.com/success.htm It suggets that a replica copy of the armour was displayed on the ship, although it was purported to the viewing public to be genuine. Notably, some the LOC Bain collection photographs appear at that internet link.. The photographs appear oto have made their way there independent of the LOC. More on the ship SUCCESS here too: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Success_(prison_ship)

Compulsory Bath on SUCCESS (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • Nathan Adams said:
    The Success was a floating museum which "the horrors of penal transportation in Great Britain and the United States of America between the 1890s and the 1930s." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Success_(prison_ship)
  • Eric Fidler said:
    That bath doesn't look very inviting.
  • rjnorgard said:
    By the way, anyone wanting to know about this extraordinary vessel can read all about it on my website and blog. Rich Norgard www.shipsuccess.com www.shipsuccess.blogspot.com

Torture irons on SUCCESS (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • Nathan Adams said:
    The Success was a floating museum which "the horrors of penal transportation in Great Britain and the United States of America between the 1890s and the 1930s." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Success_(prison_ship)
  • Skip Goforth said:
    Satan's lil' workshop.
  • Erik Harmon said:
    These don't seem to be torture devices but restraining devices. Most of them are clearly prisoner irons. The spiky one in the center would be attached to the end of a long pole and thrust against an escaping person's neck, trapping them between the arms which would spread to allow the person's neck in and then swing shut. Once the escapee's neck was trapped between the spiked ring, they had incentive to stop running. This was used by police officers on the mainland as well for centuries, although originally they were made of flexible wood or metal and without spikes. When I think of torture device, I think of something that was designed solely for the purpose of inflicting pain on people, whereas these devices are primarily for restraint.
  • Sonya Bigboots said:
    Looks like my basement :)
  • rjnorgard said:
    It should be noted that the ship 'Success' never transported convicts and these devices were never in use on board this vessel. She was a stationary prison or "hulk" near Melbourne, Australia in the 1850s. She toured the world as an exhibition for 50 years and was an extraordinary example of early 19th century shipbuilding, having been constructed of native teak in Burma. My website has her complete history. Rich Norgard www.shipsuccess.com www.shipsuccess.blogspot.com