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Margery Crandon 7Spirit photo of controversial American medium Margery, with alleged spirit faces. Few today would attempt a defence of Margery - writes investigator J Gordon Melton
Margery and EctoplasmMargery, with her hands tightly clasped by sitters, nevertheless manages to exude ectoplasm from her nostrils
Crandon & HoudiniMargery in a fraud-proof box devised by Richardson and Houdini; the latter is holding her left hand, her other hand is held by Walter Prince
Margery Seance - 4Margery, in trance and her wrists held by sitters, exudes ectoplasm which spreads right across her face
Margery Fry and studentsMargery Fry (1874 - 1958), Principal of Somerville College, Oxford from 1926 to 1930, governor of the BBC from 1937 to 1939, and brother of the artist Roger Fry, at a reception given at County Hall
Margery Crandon 4Controversial American medium Margery in trance. She was exposed by Houdini but many believe her genuine
See Saw Margery Daw Date: circa 1918
Margery Maude (1889 - 1979), English actress of stage, screen and television. Date: 1911
MARGERY AND BIRDMargery's dead brother Walter mischievously pulls down a strongly-secured cabinet on Malcolm Bird, the intrepid investigator of Scientific American Date: 1924
WALTER T STINSONMina Crandon's dead brother Walter Stinson, who ostensibly gave strong evidence for his survival after death during his sister's seances
The way to Margery! A funny signpost at Reigate Hill, Surrey, England. Date: 1940s
CRANDON SEANCEA scene at one of Margerys seances : ectoplasm is emerging from somewhere, to the amazement of all those present Date: circa 1925
MARGERY SEANCE - 5Margery, in trance and her wrists held by sitters, exudes ectoplasm which drips from her face Date: circa 1924
These Clever People... Snapshots of Seven Writers. (clockwise from top left): Anita Leslie, Margery Lawrence, Helen Simpson, Aime Francois Tschifelly, Norah Hoult, Jill Craigie and Jeffrey Dell
The nursery rhyme, See-saw, Margery DawSee-saw Margery Daw, Johnny shall have a new master; he shall have but a penny a day because he cant work any faster. Date: c. 1930
Margery Crandon 6Comparison of the thumbprint of Walter, control of American medium Margery, with that of a living Boston dentist - one of the dubious items which aroused suspicions of tricks
Margery CrandonMina Stinson - aka Margery Crandon - controversial American spirit medium
J Malcolm BirdAmerican researcher, Research Officer of the American Society for Psychical Research 1925-1931, a period which included the remarkable Margery Crandon case Date: 1886 - ?
Margery Corbett Ashby, 1932Margery Corbett Ashby (1882-1981), womens rights campaigner and Liberal candidate. She was president of several organisations, including the British Commonwealth League
Lady Greenwood, 1915Margery Greenwood (n饠 Spencer), later Viscountess Greenwood, wife of Sir Hamar Greenwood, MP who was created a baronet at the beginning of 1915. Date: January 1915
The Tiller Girls / The Palace GirlsThe Palace Girls - clockwise from top left: Nell Home, Ethel Karri (Ethel Lucy Carrie Thomas), Margery Douglas and Nell Grey
Mrs Pinchwife by Aubrey BeardsleyMrs Margery Pinchwife from The Country Wife by William Wycherley. Illustration by Aubrey Beardsley. Date: 1890s
Margery Brown on the top of the hillIllustration, Margery Brown on the top of the hill... looking over to London town. first published 1879
Two children on a seesaw. 20th century
J Hassall. See saw Margery DawSee Saw Margery Daw, Johnnie shall have a new master, Johnnie shall have but a penny a day, because he can t work any faster. 20th century
Houdini in a BoxFirmly locked inside a box from which there is no escape
Bedtime Undressing 1884The maid helps Margery get undressed and ready for bed
Horses in Stables 1884Tom the Pipers Son shows Margery and Freddy some horses in a stable
Nursemaid and Girl 1884Margery is woken up by the nursemaid after dreaming about all her favourite nursery rhyme characters
Margery meets Old Mother HubbardMargery meets another of her nursery rhyme heroines, Old Mother Hubbard
Margery and Freddy see Tom the Pipers Son runningMargery and Freddy see Tom the Pipers Son in the distance, running down the street
Jack and Jill with Margery and Freddy on the hillJill shows Margery and Freddy the view from the top of the hill, while Jack sits and nurses his sore head
Encounter with Jack and JillMargery and Freddy introduce themselves to Jack and Jill
Nursery rhyme heroes at a tableMargery and Freddy meet two more of their nursery rhyme heroes, the King and Queen of Hearts, sitting at a table
Maid sees little girl asleepThe maid is pleased to see that Margery is already fast asleep
Tom the Pipers Son and toy soldiersTom the Pipers Son shows Margery and Freddy some toy soldiers standing guard outside a palace
Maid tells children its bedtimeThe maid comes to remind Freddy and Margery that its their bedtime
Freddy and Margery, brother and sisterFreddy and Margery discuss the characters in the nursery stories they have been reading
Margery and Freddy meet Jack and JillMargery and Freddy meet two of their nursery rhyme heroes, Jack and Jill