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Description: | [Herne Bay, Kent], [England] [Palaeogene?] One of ten shark teeth and other specimens from the small suite of Frank Buckland material. Label, signed by Frank Buckland, says : "Fossil teeth from Sharks, called "Cramp Spears" by the Fishermen at Herne Bay said to be an antidote to cramp if carried in the pocket Frank Buckland". The term "Cramp Spears" is little-known, but the idea that they protected against cramp is given eg in Peter Ackroyd's book on London. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | VERTPISCGNACHOND : LAMMISC : FOSSIL : CHONDMISC : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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