Ye Olde Basket Trick

I’ve written before about the so-called “Basket Trick” which in the sexual lore and oral history I’ve been privy to, was a practice reported upon in tones of wonder by military men returning from the far east after enjoying the services of sophisticated sex workers in the World War II era. But there is truly nothing new under the sun, so we should not be surprised that Biblio Curiosa has both a Pietro Aretino reference from 1526 and a Bartolomeo Pinelli illustration from 1810:

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• Basket Trick ... Without The Basket

Basket Trick … Without The Basket

Did you ever get an old U.S. military veteran with Pacific experience talking about his experiences in Asian whorehouses? There’s a story I’ve heard more than once about something called “the basket trick.” It was supposedly expensive. The deal was, a girl sitting in a basket with a hole in it would be lowered onto a man’s dick while a couple of other girls would slowly spin the basket.

This animated .gif reminds me of that story. Only, no basket!

Link found on Bondage Blog.