Imagine having a secret vampire hunting kit that can look like a common object but which can be quickly disassembled to stake out a vampire quick and simple. The shape of this is one is simply unique! What follows is Mr Ward’s explanation about how this unusual piece came to be with some construction comments.
"I started it with a find at Michael’s Art and Crafts, (I work there and have a lot of creative ideas looking at all the crafts) and saw that the glass hourglass was on final sale, wanting it to make a steam punk timepiece, so I bought it."
"When I got it home I set it aside and was gonna let inspiration find me later, I didn't have to wait long when I got a idea at 4 am, a week later! I had teak bowls and set to work on building my Vampire hour glass, my father has a nice Carpenter shop and I got good advice on setting the glad in and how to set the drilled holes (hardest part) an Setting the two stakes and handle in place, and leather hinges, you seen what I got, now still have to put in the equipment and such to supply it."
"The hourglass kit has all typical vampire hunting equipment, mirror, stakes, hammer,
salt, considerate earth, nails, communion wafers, compass, holy water &
holy oil, matches, and a cross. The stakes
and handle of the hammer are stored on the sides of the hourglass and the
equipment as stored in the ends in compartments."
A Word of Warning
You know the drill: hunt the vampire in the crypts just like
Van Helsing in Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
The bonanza of “authentic” vampire hunting kits have hit new highs in
sales. The real truth is that there are
no vampire hunting kits much older than 20 years or so, although some
components in the better put together kits might date to the middle or late
Victorian Era. Yep they are bogus,
despite the hype and nonsense being bandied around the blogosphere. A few credulous museums purchased kits and
now they are claiming they knew they were fake all along. If you recall in Dracula, Van Helsing threw
together some items ad hoc into a grip and drug it down to the tombs. Even Van Helsing didn’t have an existing
kit; one had to be assembled on the spot.
See also Propnomicon's blog posts for more information:
http://propnomicon.blogspot.com/2010/04/deluxe-vampire-hunting-kit.html
CoastConFan
UPDATE:
UPDATE:
Vampire Hunting Kits Debunked, June 17, 2014
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