Antique vampire hunter set auctioned off in UK
Miscellaneous / / July 05, 2022
Notably, its former owner has a plaque in London's Westminster Abbey.
In the UK, a vampire-fighting kit once belonged to Lord William Haley, a high-ranking 19th-century official, went under the hammer.
How writes Mirror, the Vampire Slaying Kit includes "everything you might need in a the fight against evil spirits": a bible, crucifixes, a bottle of holy water, a rosary, two pistols, a wooden stake and a hammer for him.
All this is stored in a lockable box with two brass crucifixes on the lid. The set was estimated at 2,000โ3,000 pounds sterling, but went at auction for 13,000 (โ870,000 rubles). The new owner decided not to give his name.
Charles Hanson of Hansons Auctioneers noted:
The pre-auction interest in this lot was strong and it attracted high preliminary bids. But even so, the result exceeded all expectations. Applications came from all over the world, including France, America and Canada. Items like this fascinate collectors, and this one had a particularly interesting origin.
The set was originally owned by Lord Hailey, a British peer and former Governor of British India who was a member of the House of Lords. "It reminds me that the vampire myth affects people from all walks of life,โ Hanson added.
Whether Haley believed in vampires is unlikely to be known, but it is interesting that he has a plaque in London's Westminster Abbey that pays tribute to him.
Vampire legends have their origins in 17th and 18th century Eastern Europe and were popularized in John Polidori's The Vampire in 1819 and the classic novelDraculaยป Bram Stoker 1897.
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