tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post244356100849854867..comments2024-03-08T11:16:16.812+00:00Comments on A Postcard a Day: Spanish collarSheila @ A Postcard a Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09140046386364588303noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-91032474674227495342011-10-24T12:05:02.076+01:002011-10-24T12:05:02.076+01:00Happily the "collar" was not introduced ...Happily the "collar" was not introduced into Britain, the town centres would be full of them:-) I'm intrigued by rock formations on the mountain stamps and of course Hello Kitty is always a winnerJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-77698079042458147472011-10-23T20:38:56.560+01:002011-10-23T20:38:56.560+01:00The text on the card refers to a kind of punishmen...The text on the card refers to a kind of punishment for drunks and people who partied all night long!Marciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04151334482554014157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-4859285406291759002011-10-23T18:49:13.205+01:002011-10-23T18:49:13.205+01:00Love the hello Kitty stamps. esp. the one on the f...Love the hello Kitty stamps. esp. the one on the far left. Delightful! Thanks for participating.viridianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07938256248645774087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-65242369204065477362011-10-23T18:44:29.939+01:002011-10-23T18:44:29.939+01:00A frightful contraption worthy of the Spanish Inqu...A frightful contraption worthy of the Spanish Inquisition. Thanks to Postcardy for the background.<br />You have some fine stamps here.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-31855433140672451382011-10-23T18:39:02.141+01:002011-10-23T18:39:02.141+01:00The snow(?) scene in the second group is my favori...The snow(?) scene in the second group is my favorite.<br /><br />I found some information on the Spanish Collar here:<br />http://darklair.dk/Medieval/Hands%20&%20Feet.asp<br /><br />As if it were not enough to be weighed down with leg-irons and chains, another even more soul-destroying device was employed at times, to subdue incorrigible rogues. This was known as the Iron Collar or Spanish Collar, its latter name reputedly originating from the devices captured from the Armada galleons.<br />The collar was about three inches deep and an inch thick, hinged to fit around a felon's neck and either locked or riveted in position. Its weight, about ten pounds, could be increased by filling it with lead, and the strain of supporting it on one's shoulders was exacerbated by the painful chafing of the short sharp studs which lined its inner surface. They were not the only cruel appendages, for more sharp spikes, protruding from the upper surface of the collar, deterred its wearer from allowing his head to sink forward on to his chest. ...Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8673631888005019643.post-51596391016224691322011-10-23T17:54:33.808+01:002011-10-23T17:54:33.808+01:00Both references sound painful!Both references sound painful!Chris Overstreethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03943683672229387002noreply@blogger.com