I found these images on the website of Mstr Alex:
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This is a famous picture of Lewis Thornton Powell, who was one of the people arrested after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865:
This is an early police mugshot of Powell (also known as Lewis Paine or Payne), who was one of the people put on trial and later executed for taking part in the conspiracy to kill the 16th president of the United States. What I like about this picture, of course, is the rigid wrist restraint he’s locked in.
According to the website A Little Touch Of History, strict security measures were put in to place during the trial, including the use of canvas hoods for the prisoners, to prevent them from talking with each other.
During the trial, the Military Governor showed compassion towards the prisoners and said the inmates who wore the canvas hoods could be allowed to take them off — EXCEPT for Powell, because “The hood didn’t seem to bother him as much as the others.”
Powell and George Atzerodt were also reportedly restrained with a ball and chain, although I was not able to find pictures of the ball and chain.
Here are more pictures of the restraints, and a shot of Powell just before the execution:
To see more like this, go to Serious Male Bondage
Check out these images of a dude locked by Dr Mad Max in a seven-point rigid metal bondage device:
Get locked in this, and you are totally and completely fucked. And I mean that in a good way.
You can read stories by Dr Mad Max by clicking here.
Also, be sure to check out Max’s own site by clicking here.
My friend Mark over at Serious Male Bondage has written in with more information about the rigid stock made by cuff24.com pictured above and showcased in the video I posted a couple days ago.
Mark writes,
Dear Metal,
This rigid stock was made by Martin at cuff24.com. It was made with a numerically controlled milling machine controlled by a computer. Martin is from Germany and referrers to himself as a “Bondage Engineer.”
He has been making all kinds of unique metal gear for the past 20 years. He supplies custom bondage devices to both the gay and hetero markets, and his gear can be ordered from his website.
In addition, some of his gear can be found for retail sale at the 665 Leather store (www.665leather.com) in West Hollywood, California.
Some of Martin’s gear can be found on Yossie’s website including this pair of famous ‘Z-Cuffs’
For an article about Martin on the SeriousBondage (hetero) website, click here.
Metal would like to thank Mark of Serious Male Bondage for the information and links.