Old Sparky Electric Chair Which Executed 315 Death in 80 Years

Old Sparky Electric Chair Which Executed 315 Death in 80 Years

An electric chair called Old Sparky, a Ku Klux Klan robe and hood and a cage that mental patients used to be locked up in will go on display in a museum.

The exhibit at Ohio's Historical Centre entitled 'Controversy: Pieces You Don't Normally See' is spotlighting the artefacts from the more provocative side of the state's history.

Curator Sharon Dean said: 'History definitely isn't always pretty.

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated to the U.S. presidency 150 years ago. He is one of history’s most popular presidents