Horse chestnut or "conker"

Horse chestnut or conker', charm against rheumatism

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Horse chestnut or conker', charm against rheumatism
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Horse chestnut or "conker", charm against rheumatism, collected at Ramsgate 1910, hence Kent, English, 1900-1910

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Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A132444
Materials:
horse chestnut
Measurements:
length 28 mm
width 22 mm
height 16 mm
type:
protective amulets
credit:
Lovett, E.R.