Curious Objects : Cast of the hand of Daniel Dunglas Home

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<p style='text-align: justify;'>A plaster cast of the left hand of the celebrated ‘physical’ medium Daniel Dunglas Home (1833–1886), who was apparently able to levitate, contact the dead and produce rapping and knocks at will. From the archive of the Society for Psychical Research, which was deposited with the Library in 1989.</p><p style='text-align: justify;'> <iframe width="600" height="480" src="https://sketchfab.com/models/ca4a3383a4dc4de79e48b36f79c0ff9f/embed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true" onmousewheel=""></iframe> <br /><a target='_blank' class='externalLink' href='https://sketchfab.com/models/ca4a3383a4dc4de79e48b36f79c0ff9f?utm_medium=embed&utm_source=website&utm_campain=share-popup'>Plaster cast of a medium's hand</a> by <a target='_blank' class='externalLink' href='https://sketchfab.com/CamDigLib?utm_medium=embed&utm_source=website&utm_campain=share-popup'>Cambridge Digital Library</a> on <a target='_blank' class='externalLink' href='https://sketchfab.com?utm_medium=embed&utm_source=website&utm_campain=share-popup'>Sketchfab</a></p>

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