Planet of the Cats

This is a torture device for crushing fingertips. Have a nive Friday the 13th!

This is a torture device for crushing fingertips. Have a nice Friday the 13th!

Gah, the gremlins have already started in on me.

Thumbscrew. Ouchy.

Boogity-boogity-boogity--Friday 13th

A nutcrackers?

Thumbscrew! I saw one of these in the San Francisco Wax Museum of Torture (or something like that). The guy I was with had to leave halfway through. :)

medical hose/tube clamp

C'est une paire de menottes pour les pouces.

Le magicien Harry Houdini utilisait cet appareil pour se faire attacher les pouces.

Aristide from france

Something made for fisting...

An ancient nutcracker.

Well, you could put your nuts in it, if that's your idea of a good time...

I think it's telling how many folks took one look and said, "Oh! Thumbscrews!" Like I did.

-T

rope clamp

Guessed right in just 9 minutes by yawfren - a record, btw. Er, how come so many of you know that it's a thumbscrew? What kind of people read Neatorama?

Here's where I get it from: Yossie Silverman's freakishly cool collection of handcuffs and other strange devices at Blacksteel

a die insert press for printing plate construction

# Antonio Cabral Says:
January 13th, 2006 at 5:12 pm

Well, you could put your nuts in it, if that’s your idea of a good time…

ah ha ha ha ha ah, but ouch !