![]() Apparently Queen Victoria kept retired turnspit dogs as pets. The Industrial Revolution put them out of work in the 19th century, as it did for so many thousands of human laborers, and the turnspit dog breed is now extinct. For hundreds of years, a little dog known as the Turnspit Dog spent its working days and nights running on treadmills attached to the spits in fireplaces. But centuries ago, we also relied on our furry friends in their treadmills to cook our food. Treadmills are not just for humans, however! We all know the miniature hamster wheels that entertain and exercise small pets. By the 1920s and ’30s, treadmills were a common sight in gyms and spas in Europe and America. The prison was considered so successful that a further 54 institutions were built on its model.īritish prisons-at home and in the colonies-continued to use the treadmill as punishment, first for its own merits and later as a form of productive labor in grinding grain, until 1902.Īlthough they fell out of favor at prisons, it did not take long for treadmills to catch the eye of the equally torture-minded health spa industry of the early 1900s. These conditions led to mental illness among some inmates. ![]() ![]() Pentonville Penitentiary opened in 1842 as England’s first “model prison.” Inmates were isolated, forced to do hard labor, and required to remain silent at all times. ![]()
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