It’s easy to laugh now, but as recently as half a century ago, boys were trussed in anti-masturbation devices that were extremely cruel and unusual. This was done in the belief that men masturbation was a sign of perversion and a sickness of the mind that must be driven out. As it is now plain to see, it was not the mind of the innocent victim that was corrupted or perverted, but the minds of the sick puppies who invented the devices to prevent men masturbation.

Some of these devices included:

The leather jacket corset -  created in 31 by Dr Fleck, it included a metal penis tube and “a steel band riveted to the shield permanently and attached to the body with an encircling steel band in such a manner that it cannot be removed and prevented access to the testicles.” Dr Fleck claimed that no boy ever managed an escape from his penile Alcatraz.

Spike-lined ring – this anti men masturbation device was introduced to overcome ‘nocturnal emissions’ by doctors in Boston as recently as the 1950’s.

Spermatorrhea Bandage—The idea behind this anti men masturbation idea was to keep the penis tightly bound, thus making it impossible to have an erection.

Stephenson’s Spermatic Truss – This is not the same gentleman who gave the world Stephenson’s Rocket. This was an anti men masturbation device created in 1876 for controlling the pocket rocket. It placed the penis in a pouch stretched and tied down between the legs.  Stephenson amended his device some 21 years later to include a metal hoo under which the penis could move freely, thus forcing an erect penis to be driven against painful spikes.

Dr. Moodie’s Apparatus for Boys– Scotch physician John Moodie invented this delightful anti men masturbation device – a truss-and-shield in 1848. It included a penis tube with a slot on the side for the boy to push his penis out in order to urinate.