Stocks
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Stocks are a feet restraining device that were used as a form of corporal punishment and public humiliation. The use of stocks is seen as early as Classical Athens, where they are described as being i
Village stocks in Bramhall, England.
The south prospect of the High Cross in Bristol (1728)
The Stocks at Belstone in Dartmoor, a Grade II listed monument.
Stocks in Keevil, Wiltshire.
Shrew's fiddle
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A shrew's fiddle or neck violin is a variation of the yoke, pillory, or rigid irons whereby the wrists are locked in front of the bound person by a hinged board, or steel bar. It was originally used i
Stocks
…Shackling – Metal assembly which functions as a removable connecting link Shrew's fiddle – Early modern form of public punishment Stock – Strongly built livestock holding stall…
A shrew's fiddle at the torture museum in Freiburg im Breisgau
A shrew's fiddle for two at the torture museum in Freiburg im Breisgau
A shrew's fiddle being worn by a dummy at the Oberhausmuseum in Passau