Metal horseshoe, mounted on mahogany plaque, was mounted on submarine K.10 when launched in 1917, probably English, 1870-1916
Metal horseshoe, mounted on mahogany plaque, probably English, 1870-1916. Assembled in Vickers boatyard, Barrow. Installed as a good luck charm on HM submarine K.10 prior to launch in 1917.
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A63676
- Materials:
- plaque, mahogany and horseshoe, iron, ? material
- Measurements:
-
overall: 213 mm x 274 mm x 61 mm,
- type:
- submarines, submersibles, memorabilia, horseshoes and charms
- credit:
- Gore and Son
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