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The Hand of Glory

Whitby Museum, North Yorkshire

A dead man's hand, believed to put a household into a magic sleep.

A Hand of Glory was the dried hand of a hanged criminal, used as a candle holder. Burglars believed that if they lit it in a house, everyone inside would stay asleep.

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When
Found 1935
Where
54.4800, -0.6200
Group
Mysterious graves

Visiting

Whitby Museum in Pannett Park.

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