1733.—The Whirligig details |
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| Image title: | 1733.—The Whirligig | |
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| Source: | Knight, Charles: “Old England: A Pictorial Museum” (1845) | |
| Place shown: | none | |
| Keywords: | punishments, torture, cages, greyscale | |
| Status: | public domain in the USA, out of copyright in Canada, hence royalty-free stock image for all purposes and no usage credit required | |
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A cage for punishemt: the offender was put inside and then the cage was spun round rapidly, often for a long time (perhaps all day). This would make the victim sick or even unconscious. In the mean-time the victim would be ridiculed publicly by passers-by. another picture of a whirligig, complete with victim [mature content] |
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| Dimensions: | 32 x 40mm (1.3 x 1.6 inches) | |
| Filename: | 1733-the-whirligig-q75-355x500.jpg | |
| Blog link: | http://www.fromoldbooks.org/OldEngland/pages/1733-the-whirligig//1733-the-whirligig-q75-355x500.jpg | |
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