Victorian Crank Machine: a soul-crushing gadget designed to break prison inmates

In the grim confines of 19th century British prisons, wardens sought ever more sadistic ways to punish inmates through forced labor. One diabolical device they landed on was the crank machine.

The crank was a hand-powered rotary mechanism that served no purpose other than to torment prisoners. — Read the rest

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