A Collection Of Antiques Which, In Their Own Ways, Were Thought To Protect Against Demons, Evil Spirits & Witches. Dating From The 17th Century Up To The 19th Century 🧙‍♀️👻👹 #antique #antiques #antiquesandcollectibles #collectibles #rareantiques #britishantiques #witch #witchtok #witchcraft #witchy #witches #witchesoftiktok #witcher #witchtiktok #witchyvibes #witchpost #yorkshire #history #socialhistory #medieval #witchesmarks #supernatural #evilspirit #demon #ghosts #17thcentury #1600s #antiquefinds #antiquesoftiktok #antiquesdealer #antiquestrade #antiquesshop #antiquesstore #19thcentury #18thcentury #folklore #superstitions

A very rare book from 1681 which is said to prove the real existence of apparitions, spirits and witches, with a choice collection of real life accounts and confessions given under oath. #antique #antiques #antiquesandcollectibles #collectibles #rareantiques #books #antiquebooks #rarebooks #witch #witchtok #witchcraft #witchy #witches #witchesoftiktok #witcher #witchtiktok #witchyvibes #history #socialhistory #talisman #medieval #witchesmarks #supernatural #evilspirit #demon #apparitions #witchcraftbooks #ghosts #17thcentury #1600s #britishhistory #antiquefinds #antiquesoftiktok #antiquesdealer #antiquestrade #antiquesshop #antiquesstore

An extremely rare 17th century carved witches post. The reality of supernatural evil was almost universally acknowledged during the 16th and 17th centuries. Demons, evil spirits and witches were believed to be stalking the land, intent on wickedness. An extension of these fears was that people sought to ward away the threat of evil from their property. One of the ways they would do this was by carving protective symbols, as graffiti, into the structure’s fabric. Almost unique to North East Yorkshire, with just one found from neighbouring Lancashire, witches posts are a local superstition where the cross of Saint Andrew is used as a hex sign on one of the fireplace posts or lintels in order to prevent evil from entering through this opening. The posts were carved at the top with varying degrees of complexity, but all the designs included at least one X shaped cross. Often there were one or more rolls fashioned beneath it. There is one on display in Whitby Museum, and another three in The Rydale Folk Museum, with an example of one performing its supporting role by the fireside. This example not only shows the hex sign and rolls fashioned beneath it, but if you look closely enough, you can see the faint engraving of a date which to me, looks very much like 1677. An astonishingly rare find! #antique #antiques #antiquesandcollectibles #collectibles #rareantiques #britishantiques #witch #witchtok #witchcraft #witchy #witches #witchesoftiktok #witcher #witchtiktok #witchyvibes #occult #witchpost #yorkshire #history #socialhistory #talisman #medieval #witchesmarks #supernatural #evil #evilspirit #demon #lancashire #ghosts #witchtrials #17thcentury #1600s #britishhistory #antiquefinds #antiquesoftiktok #antiquesdealer #antiquestrade #antiquesshop #antiquesstore

A 200 YEAR OLD GRAIN MEASURE ONCE OWNED BY A JAILED ACTIVIST ✊🏻 #antique #antiques #antiquesandcollectibles #collectibles #treen #history #farming #agriculture #grainmeasure #grainscoop #19thcentury #1820s #georgian #political #activism #activist #cornlaws #britishhistory #socialhistory #farming #1800s #georgeiv #antiquefinds #antiquesdealer #antiquestrade #antiquesshop #antiquesstore #antiquesoftiktok #fleamarket #fleamarketfinds #rescueriots #sourcevintageantiques #staffordshire #richarddowell #leicestershire #labourer #rareantiques

A Charming Pair Of 100 Year Old Joke Googly Eye Spectacles 👀 #antique #antiques #antiquesandcollectibles #collectibles #1920s #jokes #practicaljokes #jokeglasses #1920shumor #toys #antiquetoys #googlyeyes #antiquejokes #spectacles #dressup #curios #curiosities #antiquefinds #antiquesdealer #antiquestrade #antiquesshop #antiquestore #antiquesoftiktok #fancydress #bakelite #vintage #vintagefinds #fleamarket #fleamarketfinds

An Extremely Rare Early 19th Century Plaster Phrenology Head By Ambrose Lewis Vago 🧠 #antique #antiques #antiquesoftiktok #antiquesandcollectibles #collectibles #antiquefinds #antiquesdealer #antiquestrade #antiquesshop #antiquesstore #rareantiques #britishantiques #medical #doctors #phrenology #phrenologyhead #teachingaid #victorianmedicine #medicalequipment #brain #medicine #hospital #victorian #19thcentury #teaching #pseudoscience #psychology #thebrain #themind #antiquegifts #antiqueinterior #victoriandoctor #science #biology

A RARE BRITISH EXAMPLE OF A 19TH CENTURY WITCHES BALL 🟢🧙‍♀️ #antique #antiques #antiquefinds #antiquesandcollectibles #collectibles #antiquesdealer #antiquestrade #antiquesshop #antiquesstore #history #socialhistory #victorian #19thcentury #talisman #witchcraft #witchesball #wichtok #witchesoftiktok🔮🌙 #witchythings #evilspirits #supernatural #folklore #amulets #protective #antiquesoftiktok #rareantiques #antiqueshopping #antiquegifts #britishantiques #occult #ghosts #spirits #gothic #paranormal #evilspirit #demons

The Myth Of The Victorian Tear Catcher 😢 🖤 #antiqu #antiques #antiquesandcollectibles #collectibles #glass #antiqueglass #victorian #19thcentury #folklore #mourning #funeral #victorianmourning #gothic #tearcatchers #victoriantearcatchers #1800s #worldacolumbianexposition #chicago #unitedstates #history #socialhistory #hadjibenguiat #jewish #antiquesdealer #antiquesoftiktok #antiquefinds #antiquestrade #antiquesshop #antiquesstore

A 19th Century Human Skull Medical Teaching Aid 💀 #antique #antiques #victorian #19thcentury #macabre #skulls #medical #medicine #teaching #teachingaids #curio #curiosity #curiosities #doctors #hospitals #19thcenturymedicine #victorianmedicine #1800s #rareantiques #history #socialhistory #victorianteaching #antiquesandcollectibles #collectibles #antiquefinds #antiquesoftiktok #antiquesdealer #antiquestrade #antiquesshop #antiquesstore

A 19th Century Human Skull Medical Teaching Aid 💀 #antique #antiques #victorian #19thcentury #macabre #skulls #medical #medicine #teaching #teachingaids #skull #curio #curiosity #curiosities #doctors #hospitals #surgeons #19thcenturymedicine #victorianmedicine #1800s #rareantiques #history #socialhistory #victorianteaching #autopsy #dissection #humanbody #antiquesandcollectibles #collectibles #antiquefinds #antiquesoftiktok #antiquesdealer #antiquestrade #antiquesshop #antiquesstore