“Cramp nut”, a cure for cramp.

Collection type: Object
Description: “Cramp nut”, a cure for cramp.
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; England East or West Sussex or Hampshire [South Downs]
Cultural groups: English
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Henry Balfour; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1909
Date collected: October 1908
Acquisition information: Donated: 1909
Materials and processes: Material Plant Nut
Dimensions: Length: max 36 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1909.4.7
Research and responses: 'Sussex and Surrey dialect words and phrases: Cramp nut: a wart or excrescence on the oak-tree. Supposed to be a sure cure for crap if carried in the pocket. [Word from Cranleigh Surrey)' Notes and Queries page 481 June 18 1921 12S VIII [AP 21/09/2006]

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