BREAST RIPPER

 Known in another form as the Iron Spider or simply the spider, was a torture instrument mainly used on women who were accused of adultery, or self-abortion. The instrument was designed to rip the breasts from a woman and was made from iron, which was usually heated. The tool was used popularly in the Free State of Bavaria, a state in Germany, in 1599, and in parts of Germany and France until the nineteenth century.The Breast Ripper was first popularly used in Bavaria, Germany, in 1599. Until the early nineteenth century, the torture instrument was often used in Germany and France, in front of the victim's children. It was used on women for various reasons such as directing their own miscarriage, adultery, heresy, blasphemy, those who were accused of being witches, and for other crimes. It has also previously been used in interrogation.The Spider, also known as the Iron Spider, was a torture device similar to the Breast Ripper. The Iron Spider would have been attached to the wall, and the woman's breast were fixed onto the claws of the tool. The victim was then pulled away from the wall, removing her breasts.Another variant of this included spiked bars affixed slightly away from the wall. The victim would have been pulled along the bars until her breasts were removed.