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Torture chair
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This chair with spikes was used in Nuremberg and Regensberg until 1809. It was employed during interrogations, particularly during witch trials. To obtain a confession from the presumed witch the torturer lit a fire beneath the chair, so that the iron spikes that covered the seat became red hot.

Provenance: Rome, former School for Prison Guards, 1934

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