Sheffield History - Sheffield Memories: Tormentor - Sheffield History - Sheffield Memories

Jump to content

Page 1 of 1
  • You cannot start a new topic
  • You cannot reply to this topic

Tormentor 1812-1814 Rate Topic: -----

#1 User is online   RichardB Icon

  • Pro Sheffielder
  • PipPipPip
  • Group: Root Admin
  • Posts: 14,772
  • Joined: 05-March 07
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Upperthorpe, Walkley, Hillsborough, Walkley (again), Wallsend
  • Interests:Sheffield History (go figure), Victorian social history, Pubs of Sheffield up until 1950's.

Posted 24 July 2010 - 07:11 PM

So, just what was a "tormentor" during the period 1812-14 please ?

Bonus points for stating why the "thousands of casks" of them suddenly started moving again.
History, Sheffield - any and all contributions greatly appreciated ... Need Help ? Just ask.

Email : SheffieldHistory@Gmail.Com if you prefer; any subject/image/input so long as it's clean, polite and Sheffield History related ! We can post information on your behalf, if you wish, but we prefer you to post queries yourself.
0

#2 User is offline   skeets Icon

  • Pro Sheffielder
  • PipPipPip
  • Group: Trusted Member
  • Posts: 526
  • Joined: 26-September 07
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:france
  • Interests:Holding mind and body together !

Posted 29 July 2010 - 10:12 AM

Richard my guess would be [a show of ankle] Skeets
0

#3 User is offline   SuzyC Icon

  • Pro Sheffielder
  • PipPipPip
  • Group: Trusted Member
  • Posts: 99
  • Joined: 29-June 10
  • Gender:Female
  • Location:Rural Andalucia, Spain
  • Interests:Looking after our 5 dogs & 3 cats
    Walking
    Gardening
    Reading

Posted 29 July 2010 - 03:53 PM

View PostRichardB, on 24 July 2010 - 07:11 PM, said:

So, just what was a "tormentor" during the period 1812-14 please ?

Bonus points for stating why the "thousands of casks" of them suddenly started moving again.

Well.... "tormentor" is Spanish for storm, is it anything to do with events in the Peninsula War, Storm Troops?? From my rusty history I think the British, under Wellington, were involved during 1812 - 1814 (in fact the Wellesley family still have a lovely estate not far from us as a gift from the grateful Spanish). The thousand casks are a mystery, could alcohol be involved :P or were they used for concealment of something? I hope you´ll put us out of our misery soon. :blink:
0

#4 User is offline   SuzyC Icon

  • Pro Sheffielder
  • PipPipPip
  • Group: Trusted Member
  • Posts: 99
  • Joined: 29-June 10
  • Gender:Female
  • Location:Rural Andalucia, Spain
  • Interests:Looking after our 5 dogs & 3 cats
    Walking
    Gardening
    Reading

Posted 15 August 2010 - 12:17 PM

View PostRichardB, on 24 July 2010 - 07:11 PM, said:

So, just what was a "tormentor" during the period 1812-14 please ?

Bonus points for stating why the "thousands of casks" of them suddenly started moving again.


What´s the answer Richard please???
0

#5 User is online   RichardB Icon

  • Pro Sheffielder
  • PipPipPip
  • Group: Root Admin
  • Posts: 14,772
  • Joined: 05-March 07
  • Gender:Male
  • Location:Upperthorpe, Walkley, Hillsborough, Walkley (again), Wallsend
  • Interests:Sheffield History (go figure), Victorian social history, Pubs of Sheffield up until 1950's.

Posted 15 August 2010 - 12:41 PM

In the years 1812, 13 and 1814, until the peace opened the trade with Holland, thosands of casks of these "Malay knives" with lignum vitae handles and cast-iron blades, were made at Sheffield, where the workmen called them "tormentors", from an idea that they were intended for dirks and scalping knives.

"Nothing comes amiss to the men of metal !
They would supply knives to cut their own throats for a con-si-der-a-tion !"
History, Sheffield - any and all contributions greatly appreciated ... Need Help ? Just ask.

Email : SheffieldHistory@Gmail.Com if you prefer; any subject/image/input so long as it's clean, polite and Sheffield History related ! We can post information on your behalf, if you wish, but we prefer you to post queries yourself.
0

#6 User is offline   SuzyC Icon

  • Pro Sheffielder
  • PipPipPip
  • Group: Trusted Member
  • Posts: 99
  • Joined: 29-June 10
  • Gender:Female
  • Location:Rural Andalucia, Spain
  • Interests:Looking after our 5 dogs & 3 cats
    Walking
    Gardening
    Reading

Posted 16 August 2010 - 12:00 PM

View PostRichardB, on 15 August 2010 - 12:41 PM, said:

In the years 1812, 13 and 1814, until the peace opened the trade with Holland, thosands of casks of these "Malay knives" with lignum vitae handles and cast-iron blades, were made at Sheffield, where the workmen called them "tormentors", from an idea that they were intended for dirks and scalping knives.

"Nothing comes amiss to the men of metal !
They would supply knives to cut their own throats for a con-si-der-a-tion !"



How interesting, was well out with my Sheffield Storm Trooper idea :(
0
Page 1 of 1
  • You cannot start a new topic
  • You cannot reply to this topic

1 User(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 1 guests, 0 anonymous users