52747: Fumsup / Touchwood Charm

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posted on 2024-02-23, 13:54 authored by Great War Archive Project Team

A silver charm possibly made for soldiers to wear on their buttons for good luck. So called as the arms can be raised with the thumbs in the air. The head, made of wood, was touched or rubbed to bring the wearer good luck.

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Identifier

3610.jpg| GWA_1905_touchwood_resize.jpg|

Subject

Unknown

Date

1914 - 1918

Date Created

01/08/1914

Temporal Coverage

31/12/1918

Source

Artifact

Medium

Mixed

Type

Memorabilia

Contributor

Richard Marshall | Lewis Trickey

Rights

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor

Publisher

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford

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Keywords

Great War Archive World War One Memorabillia

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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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