Welcome to this new episode of my friend Todd’s ridiculous social media show that’s clearly a rip off of a well-established PBS television program. And now Todd is giving me a dirty look. I’m your host, Fable Skelly, a perfectly average teenager who has no connections to historical artifacts at all. None. What-so-ever. Totally normal here.
Today’s guest is Ms. Reynolds bringing the jewelry box she bought in an estate sale. She’s asking for identification of the unusual material of these various pieces. Let’s take a look. For those of you you are listening to this on the accompanying poocast . . . What? Oh. Podcast. If you’re listening to this one the “pooooodcast” this is mainly brown in color. The chains on these bracelets and necklaces are very thick, made of soft fibers woven together and -
And this is human hair. Yeah. I’m going to put that down now. You see, Ms. Reynolds, although you are correct in making that face at me, it was super boring if you were upperclass and Victorian. Women would save the hair from their brushes and made it into artwork. Usually they did this with the hair of their loved ones after they. . . died. Yes. Some this could be dead people hair. No! No! It was a sign of remembrance and respect. And is super gross. Fair enough. Actually, these are very intricate and well done. They might be worth a little somethin- And she’s throwing them in the trash and leaving. The power of the gross was too much for her.
Todd, can you fish that out? I know it’s human hair, but it might be something sentimental like the hair of someone’s grandma or aunt. Or evil headmistress? What exactly do you think the Victorian Era was like? Nevermind! I don’t want to know.
