- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Amulet, a crescent-shaped iron nut from the Eiffel Tower.
- Long description
- Amulet, six iron nuts and bolts picked up at the base of the Eiffel Tower. These used to be collected to bring good luck. [.1- .4] are circular, and [.5- .6] are crescent shaped. [RB 20/02/2012]
- Geographical reference
- Person
- Field collector Unknown Collector
- PRM source Wellcome Institute
- PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1889
- Date collected
- 1889
- Acquisition information
- Transferred: 1985
- Materials and processes
- Material Iron Metal, Process Cast
- Dimensions
- Width: max 15 mm, Length: max 25 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1985.52.161.5 Other numbers: 278 2559 R 15377/ 1936
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