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In addition to the pictures below, there are pages dedicated to images of Prisons, Slave Markets, and Coffles and slave chains; and raw Photostreams with some of my photographs.

3 Jan 07	Cage from "The Pet" Dungeon Steel's pyramid cage, being used to hold GG in "The Pet". This screenshot is used in my review of the film.
12 Dec 06	Slave chain from Llyn Cerrig Bach, Anglesey This chain dates from the period immediately before the Roman invasion of Britain, and was found with other sacrificial offerings in a lake on the isle of Anglesey. It is not clear whether the slaves it held were a chain gang of labourers, captives to be sacrificed themselves, or slaves to be traded for profit elsewhere.
8 Dec 06	Slave coffle This mid-nineteenth century engraving is probably associated with David Livingston's expeditions to East Africa, partly to document and help suppress the slave trade there. Most of the men are placed in "Goree sticks", with their necks held in a Y-shaped tree branch by an iron bolt or leather strap.
8 Dec 06	Turks leading captives This German woodcut from 1530 shows two female slaves in iron collars, being led by Turkish sipahis or landed cavalry officers, similar to medieval knights. In this period, the Ottoman Turks occupied much of south eastern Europe, and were aggressively trying to expand. When they did, their practice was to take slaves from the non-Muslim occupants of conquered territories. [more...]
8 Dec 06	Turks leading captives Two female slaves lead by Turks with rope halters on their necks. [more...]
1 Dec 06	"Egyptian Recruits Crossing the Desert" by J.L. Gerome, 1857 Peasants conscripted from the south of the country marching north across the desert, guarded by a soldier from the Albanian province of the Ottoman Empire. The recruits are treated as little better than slaves themselves, and are paired off with their wrists in stocks. [more...]
26 Nov 06	Types of wrist and ankle irons
26 Nov 06	Types of slave shackle
1 Jul 09	Flyprod with extension Discussed in my Making a "Flyprod" weblog post.
1 Jul 09	Flyprod power unit and extension Discussed in my Making a "Flyprod" weblog post.
1 Jul 09	Flyprod construction Discussed in my Making a "Flyprod" weblog post.

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