Part of an antique torture devise

[savant365]

Since I am too lazy to type all the info I have found on this item I am providing the link. I dug this in my own back yard a couple hours ago with my 13 year old daughter with me. We came in and cleaned it up, did a quick google search and found this site. She is totally mortified.

http://www.corsetiere.net/Spirella/Corsetiere/Fitter.htm

This is a pretty gruesome site so enter at your own discretion.

 

[allen]

gruesome, but an interesting piece...

 

[QUICKSILVER (appletree)]

Yes!!!!!! Smoosh those intestines up into the ribcage!!!! good for the lungs and heart!!!!!!

 

[Magic Fingers]

goodness...glad I didn't live back then...ouch.

 

[kakcsdad]

scary

 

[Goes4ever]

interesting, those things sure give the girls nice curves...lol