The iron maiden is younger than the steam engine.

No source mentions an iron maiden before the 19th century. The famous Nuremberg version went on show from about 1802; its supposed first use on a coin forger on 14 August 1515 traces back to the writer Johann Philipp Siebenkees and is considered fabricated.

Useful: With any torture device, first ask when it was first mentioned in writing.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

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