One clip shows a large iron press that is believed to have been used to break bones and execute prisoners, while endless red rope used for unknown torture methods lies discarded on the floor.
Its applicability for ships' rigging has been put to a careful test at Liverpool, when the following results were obtained:—3J inch galvanized wire rope broke ... strength of iron as shown ...
One clip shows a large iron press that is believed to have been used to break bones and execute prisoners, while endless red rope used for unknown torture methods lies discarded on the floor. X / @AJA ...