Thumb Screw

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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

DSCN6882-DESKTOP-ST93OME.JPG

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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