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Acorn charm
A small acorn, hung at a London window against lightning. Between 1890 and 1916 the collector Lovett gathered acorn-shaped curtain-pulls kept for that reason, because in old belief the oak was the thunder god’s tree.Curtain-pulls against lightningLondon, 1890–1916Between 1890 and 1916, the collector Lovett gathered acorn-shaped curtain-pulls in London, hung at the window to keep lightning away. The Science Museum holds an acorn charm from his collection, and Southwark Heritage holds an acorn charm too.Source: Science Museum Group, Lovett collection, acorn charm ↗
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