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A branked scold in Colonial New England, from a lithograph in A Brief History of the United States by Joel Dorman Steele and Esther Baker Steele from
A branked scold in Colonial New England, from a lithograph in A Brief History of the United States by Joel Dorman Steele and Esther Baker Steele from 1885
18th century scold's bridle in the Märkisches Museum Berlin
18th century scold's bridle in the Märkisches Museum Berlin
16th-century Scottish branks, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, Scotland
16th-century Scottish branks, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, Scotland
The "Bishop's branks" of St. Andrews
The "Bishop's branks" of St. Andrews
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Scold's bridles or branks were used as a punishment.[circular reference]
Scold's bridles or branks were used as a punishment.[circular reference]
This woodcut shows the wheels on a ducking stool mount which allowed the occupant to be wheeled through the streets before being ducked.
This woodcut shows the wheels on a ducking stool mount which allowed the occupant to be wheeled through the streets before being ducked.