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Mental Disorders from National Library of Medicine uploaded May 2021
La sentenza data a qvelli che hanno avelenato molte persone in Milano l'an 1630 from National Library of Medicine uploaded September 2018
British Library digitised image from page 329 of "Our New Way round the World. Fully illustrated" from British Library uploaded August 2018
British Library digitised image from page 636 of "The National and Domestic History of England ... With numerous steel plates, coloured pictures, etc" from British Library uploaded August 2018
British Library digitised image from page 118 of "West-Country Stories and Sketches, biographical and historical" from British Library uploaded May 2018
British Library digitised image from page 128 of "Monographien zur deutschen Kulturgeschichte, herausgegeben von G. Steinhausen" from British Library uploaded April 2018
British Library digitised image from page 79 of "Rambles round London Town" from British Library uploaded April 2018
British Library digitised image from page 45 of "Sunny Spain: its people and places, with glimpses of its history [With illustrations.]" from British Library uploaded April 2018
British Library digitised image from page 460 of "Voyage en Espagne ... Illustration par V. Foulquier" from British Library uploaded March 2018
British Library digitised image from page 893 of "The Natural History of Man; being an account of the manners and customs of the uncivilized races of men ... With new designs by Angas, Danby, Wolf, Zwecker, etc, etc. Engraved by the Brothers Dalziel" from British Library uploaded January 2018
British Library digitised image from page 106 of "Douai pittoresque, ou description des monuments et objets d'antiqui é que renferment cette ville et son arrondissement, avec notes historiques ... ce volume est orné de dix-sept planches" from British Library uploaded November 2017
British Library digitised image from page 122 of "Lærebog i Nordens Historie ... Med 10 ... Kort, etc" from British Library uploaded August 2017
British Library digitised image from page 489 of "The World of Romance. A treasury of tales, legends and traditions. Illustrated" from British Library uploaded May 2017
British Library digitised image from page 496 of "Neêrland's rampen. Geschiedenis der Nederlandsche Republiek van 1702-1806 (1702-1795) [With plates.]" from British Library uploaded April 2017
British Library digitised image from page 395 of "Our New Way round the World. Fully illustrated" from British Library uploaded December 2016

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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

British Library digitised image from page 185 of "The Life, Travels and Adventures of F. de Soto, discoverer of the Mississippi ... Steel engravings by J. & S. Sartain, ... The illustrations, designed and engraved on wood, by J. W. Orr and R. Telfer, etc"

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chico945 said:
The book's title should read "The Life, Travels and Adventures of H. de Soto, discoverer of the Mississippi...."

Torture irons on SUCCESS (LOC)

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Nathan Adams said:
Ouch!
Skip Goforth said:
Reminds me of my dentist.
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