Convict in prison cell turning hand-crank

An illustration of a uniformed convict in his cell turning a hand-crank - one of the standard forms of hard labour in the latter part of the nineteenth century. The stiff handle, connected to a counter, had to be rotated a certain number of times per day. A prison plank bed can be seen behind

Certain Connected Convict Crank Forms Latter Plank Rotated Stiff Turning Uniformed

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