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Materialisation Collection

Background imageMaterialisation Collection: Materialisation of Geordie, controlling spirit

Materialisation of Geordie, controlling spirit of Annie Fairlamb (later Mrs J B Mellon, 1850-1938). He was described as a tall Scotsman who had lived most of his life in Newcastle. Date: 19th century

Background imageMaterialisation Collection: Photograph of the Scottish medium Helen Duncan during sance

Photograph of the Scottish medium Helen Duncan during sance with " ectoplasm" wrapped around her head and the end tucked into her nostrils, May 1931

Background imageMaterialisation Collection: Eglinton & Figure

Eglinton & Figure
Full materialisation of a spirit entity at a seance with Eglinton as medium

Background imageMaterialisation Collection: Florence Cook, medium, with Katie King behind her

Florence Cook, medium, with Katie King behind her
Florence Cook (c.1856-1904) was an English medium who claimed to materialise a spirit named Katie King. This photograph, taken during a seance at the house of William Crookes

Background imageMaterialisation Collection: The Materialisation of a Dead Son

The Materialisation of a Dead Son
Charles Victor Miller at Paris, 18th June, 1909, produces figure claiming to be the dead son of M & Mme Benezech, who duly recognise him. Date: 18 June 1909

Background imageMaterialisation Collection: MEDIUM / MILLER

MEDIUM / MILLER
CHARLES VICTOR MILLER American medium who held dramatic seances in Paris : materialisation of a figure Date: 1908

Background imageMaterialisation Collection: Automatic photograph of sitters and Rudi Schneider at sance

Automatic photograph of sitters and Rudi Schneider at sance
Automatic photograph of sitters and Rudi Schneider at a sance at the National Laboratory of Psychical Research, 8 March 1932. Harry Price and Professor David Fraser-Harris are controlling Schneider

Background imageMaterialisation Collection: Scottish medium Helen Duncan during sance with ectoplasm

Scottish medium Helen Duncan during sance with ectoplasm
Photograph of the Scottish medium Helen Duncan during sance with " ectoplasm" wrapped around her head and the end tucked into her nostrils, May 1931. HPG/1/4/2 (x)"

Background imageMaterialisation Collection: A sance with Willi Schneider

A sance with Willi Schneider
Undated flashlight photograph taken during a sance with Willi Schneider in his home town of Braunau, Austria, showing a white cloth " phantom" pinned to a curtain by means of a safety pin

Background imageMaterialisation Collection: Helen Duncan during a sance showing ectoplasm

Helen Duncan during a sance showing ectoplasm
Double photograph of the Scottish medium Helen Duncan during a sance showing " ectoplasm" wrapped around her head and reaching down to the floor, May 1931

Background imageMaterialisation Collection: Rudi Schneider evading control of Harry Price

Rudi Schneider evading control of Harry Price
Undated photograph of Rudi Schneider evading control of Harry Price at a sance. This is one of series of photographs documenting Harry Prices investigations into the mediumistic abilities of

Background imageMaterialisation Collection: Undated photograph of the Scottish medium Helen Duncan

Undated photograph of the Scottish medium Helen Duncan, blindfolded during a sance, with her head covered with ectoplasm reaching down to floor. The photograph is annotated to show fraudulence

Background imageMaterialisation Collection: Duncan Materialisation

Duncan Materialisation
Helen Duncan, in her own home, produced a materialised figure while her hands are held by sitters

Background imageMaterialisation Collection: George Robert Tapp, spiritualist

George Robert Tapp, spiritualist, member of the Dalston Association of Enquirers into Spiritualism. He attended meetings during which the medium Florence Cook materialised the spirit of Katie King

Background imageMaterialisation Collection: Officers of Four Nations in London Cafe by Matania, WW1

Officers of Four Nations in London Cafe by Matania, WW1
A London cafe scene during World War I showing French, British, Belgian and Italian soldiers among the crowds. As the war progressed, the familiarity of foreign soldiers around London increased

Background imageMaterialisation Collection: Pencil sketch of a phantom Egyptian

Pencil sketch of a phantom Egyptian
Undated photograph of pencil sketch of a phantom, supposed to be an ancient Egyptian, drawn from life by the Austrian medium Maria Silbert during its materialisation which occurred at a s顮 ce

Background imageMaterialisation Collection: Teleplasmic hand holding basket at a seance

Teleplasmic hand holding basket at a seance
Photograph of a reconstruction of one of the teleplasmic " hands" or pseudopods, often witnessed at the Rudi Schneider sances, 1929

Background imageMaterialisation Collection: Scottish medium Helen Duncan blindfolded during a sance

Scottish medium Helen Duncan blindfolded during a sance
Photograph of the Scottish medium Helen Duncan blindfolded during a sance with " ectoplasm" wrapped around her head and reaching down to the floor, May 1931. HPG/1/4/2 (xi)"

Background imageMaterialisation Collection: Scottish medium Helen Duncan during a sance

Scottish medium Helen Duncan during a sance
Photograph of the Scottish medium Helen Duncan during a sance with her head covered with " ectoplasm" reaching down to her lap, May 1931. HPG/1/4/2 (xv)"

Background imageMaterialisation Collection: Automatic photograph of sitters and Rudi Schneider at a san

Automatic photograph of sitters and Rudi Schneider at a sance at the National Laboratory of Psychical Research during which a rising handkerchief was photographed, 3 March 1932

Background imageMaterialisation Collection: Materialisation ?

Materialisation ?
An unidentified medium causes a spirit to materialise. If you can help us identify the who, when and where, we would be grateful

Background imageMaterialisation Collection: Cook Materialisation

Cook Materialisation
The medium Florence Cook causes her spirit Katie King to materialise at the home of William Crookes

Background imageMaterialisation Collection: JAN GUZYK

JAN GUZYK
Polish materialisation medium whose skilful frauds deceived many reputable investigators. Harry Price in Warsaw, 1923, found him childishly deceitful

Background imageMaterialisation Collection: Penelope Materialises

Penelope Materialises
At a seance held at 20 Gannon Road, Worthing, Penelope, the mediums control, materialises, speaks to, and shakes hands with Mr James Bannister of Brighton

Background imageMaterialisation Collection: Eglinton & Form

Eglinton & Form
The second phase of materialisation, displayed at an Eglinton seance

Background imageMaterialisation Collection: Palladino 1908 Paris

Palladino 1908 Paris
Eusapia at age 54 produces a materialisation at a Paris seance

Background imageMaterialisation Collection: Spirit of Katie King

Spirit of Katie King
The spirit of Katie King is evoked by medium Florence Cook, (whom ehs closely resembles) who persuades her to materialise at the home of Sir William Crookes

Background imageMaterialisation Collection: ROSALIE

ROSALIE
Alleged spirit photograph of Rosalie the little girl whose materialisation at a seance in Brockley, south London, was attested to by Harry Price

Background imageMaterialisation Collection: De Vesmematerialisation

De Vesmematerialisation
Cesar de Vesme testifies to witnessing materialisations in which misty shapes detach from the medium and move around the seance room

Background imageMaterialisation Collection: Delanne Materialisation

Delanne Materialisation
At a seance organised by Delanne, a misty figure detaches itself from the unnamed medium and approaches the sitters


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