Aunt Greta used a strap that I later found out was a razor strop from my uncle’s barbershop. The first few times they were punished, mother made me leave the room and I only heard their cries. My uncle would strap them sometimes but it was mostly my aunt who beat them.
My mother worked most days and finally one day when she was out my aunt spanked her son in front of me and one of the girls. I had never witnessed corporal punishment before.
I don’t recall what my cousin was being punished for, but Aunt Greta made him bend over the kitchen table and beat him with a strap.