KHS Curiosities Tournament 2010 - Round 2 - 8 matches

Conjured Chest, date unknown
"Flapdoodle, Trust & Obey," by Alice Hegan Rice states that this chest was hand-carved by an African-American slave named Hosea, who belonged to Jacob Cooley, a cruel man. After seeing the finished chest, Cooley was displeased for an unknown reason, and beat Hosea so badly that Hosea died several days later. Cooley's other slaves met with a "conjure man" who placed a curse on the chest. In all, 17 people who had contact with or stored their clothing in the chest met with an untimely demise. One owner of the chest, a Mrs. Hudson, sought help from a friend of hers, who told her to perform a ritual and put owl feathers in the top drawer to stop the curse. The chest is currently on display at the Old State Capitol in the “Great Revivals” exhibition.
Donated by Virginia Mayne, 1980.20.1.

Atom-struck Tile, date unknown
This Japanese roof tile survived 5000° C temperatures when the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. The donor, Major General Edgar Erskine Hume of Frankfort, Ky., commanded all United States hospitals in Italy during World War One, and governed several major Italian cities during World War Two.
Donated by General Edgar E. Hume, 1949.51.