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Fumsup

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Fumsup is the popular name for a good luck charm popular in the late 19th and early 20th century, and often given to soldiers.

The charm is in the form of a small person or baby,[1] usually with a wooden head (because of the luck associated with touching wood) and metal body, but also used as a motif on cards (reg.trademark 373938).[2][unreliable source?] The fumsup could be worn hooked on a button or on a charm chain.[3]

This type of charm grew in popularity from the Victorian era and was at its height during the First World War. The name is derived from "thumbs up", a traditional good luck symbol.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Fumsup Charms". Sandy's Vintage Charms.
  2. ^ "A lucky touchwood fumsup charm". Seeing Symbols blog.
  3. ^ "Lucky Charms". Australian War Memorial.
  4. ^ "Lewis Tricky".