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Male anti-masturbation device, United Kingdom, 1871-1930
Worn beneath the clothes, this device was hooked onto a waistband and covered the penis and testicles.
Given how long it remained in use, some readers may remember it.
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Jugum penis, United Kingdom, 1880-1920
Guaranteed to bring tears to the eyes of at least half our readers, this device was intended as a treatment for "nocturnal incontinence" and to prevent masturbation. It was designed to deter nighttime emissions by causing enough pain to waken the sleeper if an erection threatened.
Until relatively recently, masturbation was considered a moral weakness and at least partly responsible for a whole range of debilitating medical conditions. Now there is some suggestion that the opposite may be true: frequent self-pleasuring could protect against prostate cancer.
