246 – Palm leaf Broom
- Physical description:
- Palm leaf broom, with the ends of the palm leaves interwoven to fit to a wooden broom handle. The handle has a metal candle holder on the end containing the remains of a blue candle.
- Museum classification:
- Working Tools
- Size:
- 1140mm long
- Information:
Original text by Cecil Williamson: 'Look, and look again. No, this broomstick does not come from Egypt. No, it was made by a Cornish witch living at Chyanddor, near Penzance. The materials, it is said, came to her from friends in Tresco, Isles of Scilly, but the interesting thing about this witch's broomstick is the provision of a candle-holder at the top end of the handle. Yes, the lady has danced with it at night in the fairy field at Trewoofe.'
- Resource:
- Object
- Materials:
- Palm leaves, wood, metal, wax
- Copyright ownership:
- Copyright to The Museum of Witchcraft Ltd.
Original text by Cecil Williamson: 'Look, and look again. No, this broomstick does not come from Egypt. No, it was made by a Cornish witch living at Chyanddor, near Penzance. The materials, it is said, came to her from friends in Tresco, Isles of Scilly, but the interesting thing about this witch's broomstick is the provision of a candle-holder at the top end of the handle. Yes, the lady has danced with it at night in the fairy field at Trewoofe.'