Medieval Instrument: The Pear of Anguish

I remember watching an episode of Criminal Minds and saw this instrument, it's called "The Pear of Anguish". It's some form of speculum which has four blades, and was used during the Middle Ages as a torture device for women suspected to be witches, homosexuals and liars. Pretty extreme form of torture, I must say. Just thought I'd show you guys. Here's a link:

http://www.medievality.com/pear-of-anguish.html

Earlier this year i know a guy who would of loved to have tried to have this incerted up him .

as he liked the idea of you wont beat me in pain thresh hold .

a very tough guy when it came to bdsm he wouldnt be beaten by anybody .

i know he would of loved it .

The ones used today are modified. The original has sharp, pointed edges at the tip of the blades that dig in the flesh and causes damage as the handle is turned.

I think the pear itself is pretty intense, but an electrified form must be one heck of a torture slash pleasure device. But a nice mix of the old and new, I must say.

Wow! i can imagine what that must feel like up inside of a girl! mabe that is where they got the idea for the speculums they use today! lol great link too thanks! -Linda

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I'm going to get both of those!!!

I remember seeing the device used in a World War II film about 20 years ago, where the prisoner was suspended by his ankles. It was a very graphic film. You could see him being lubricated and the pear being inserted. The "pear" served as one electrode and his arms were connected to the other one. He was questioned and severely tortured for an hour, after which he died by electrocution. The torturer said it was too bad he died so soon!

That film left an indelible impression.

I think I know just the place for the smaller of the two that Arthur linked to. Oh, Honey, come here for a minute, please. I have a surprise for you!

Thanks Arthur, very intriguing!

Although they are expensive, those two expanding butt plugs are worth the cost. Nothing reinforces the idea of control as something like this "locked" up a submissive's ass.

Now I just need to find that ceratin submissive who would relish this!

There's also an episode of Bones where this is the murder weapon. It was used in the victim's mouth though (ouch). Maybe there should be a BDSM version of Clue; e.g., "Colonel Mustard, in the dungeon, with the pear of anguish."

Traditional pears of anguish would break the teeth upon expansion, and the edges were sharpened to prevent spitting out. No thanks!

-a history undergraduate