Toadstone Ring
A magical talismanic ring set with a toadstone was believed to protect the wearer from harm, especially poison. Not a stone from the head of a toad at all but the palatal tooth of a fossilised fish, a ray.
 
Other items in the Social History collection
City standards, dated 1825
Guild Objects
Salisbury Bell Founding
Salisbury Clock Making
Salisbury Cutlery
Salisbury Gunsmithing
Salisbury Silver
Sir Walter Alcock's Engine
Toadstone Ring
Two Horn Books

Wiltshire Council

Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum
The King's House, 65 The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire
Tel: 01722 332151
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