A Very Rare Metal 1800’s Chastity Belt With Lock

TEENIES Little wonder combination goose guard and Chastity belt

A chastity belt is a locking item of clothing historically designed for women, to prevent sexual intercourse. Their purpose was to ensure chastity, in order to protect women from rape or to dissuade women and their potential sexual partners from sexual temptation, by continuous long-term wear it certainly have caused genitourinary infection, abrasive wounds, sepsis and eventual death.

The design of the chastity belt was said to have varied by region, though they all had the same basic design. The belts were supposedly often made of metal, though some had leather straps to attach around the waist. Though they were referred to as belts, they resemble something closer to a pair of metal underwear, with small holes for waste excretion. A really rare and curious piece for any collection.