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The '''thumbscrew''' was an instrument of [[torture]] used in most of [[Europe]] until the 1700s. It consisted of two surfaces of metal, set on a screw with a small handle to twist it down. The victim's [[thumb]] would be put between the surfaces and the screw screwed down, crushing the thumb between the metal. Some variants had spaces for both thumbs | The '''thumbscrew''' was an instrument of [[torture]] used in most of [[Europe]] until the 1700s. It consisted of two surfaces of metal, set on a screw with a small handle to twist it down. The victim's [[thumb]] would be put between the surfaces and the screw screwed down, crushing the thumb between the metal. Some variants had spaces for both thumbs | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:31, December 1, 2017
The thumbscrew was an instrument of torture used in most of Europe until the 1700s. It consisted of two surfaces of metal, set on a screw with a small handle to twist it down. The victim's thumb would be put between the surfaces and the screw screwed down, crushing the thumb between the metal. Some variants had spaces for both thumbs