Thumb Screw
Dublin Core
Title
Thumb Screw
Subject
Enslaved Items
Description
This thumbscrew was used as a torture device to retrieve information from the enslaved or used as punishment. The screw would crush the knuckle of the finger.
Source
Underground Railroad Museum
Publisher
Director Kristina Estle
Format
Thumb screw
Type
Wood
Files
Collection
Reference
Thumb Screw, Director Kristina Estle
Cite As
“Thumb Screw,” A Glimpse Through the Underground Railroad Museum, accessed March 29, 2024, https://ugrrm.omeka.net/items/show/16.
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