Olde Hearth Magical Merchandise

Palm Nut Ivory God and Godess Figures

1.75 to 2 inches in height. Aged or White.
$65.00 each. Includes tax and shipping.

(Note the two darker carvings on the left are the front and back of the same carving.
Goddess one side Phallic/male image on the other. Perfect for a small traveling alter

Collectors, who once had objects made from elephant tusks can now enjoy all the beauty and delicacy of ivory, without damaging the ecosystem.

Vegetable ivory is obtained from a tree called Hyphaene Phytelephas that produces approximately 20 kg of the substance a year. The tree grows in the wild, in a sub-tropical climate. It is called vegetable ivory because it is very similar to animal ivory.

Since 1826 it has been widely used in the button industry as a replacement for elephant ivory. It is very difficult to carve and is more easily processed using a lathe.

A TAGUA NUT is a seed that comes from the Tagua palm tree (also called ivory nut palm) (Phytelephas Aequatorialis) in Ecuador, South America. The pure cellulose, milky substance inside is edible in liquid or semi-liquid (jello-like) form by people and animals. But once it solidifies in the sun for several months, it is then as hard as ivory (takes a hacksaw to cut) and can be carved. Each fruit pod, covered in a horned husk, the size of grapefruit or melon, contains 4 or more seeds (or nuts) about the size of a hen's egg. Natives that raise these trees do not cut down the rain forests anymore because these trees are now a source of income.

For many years people have been using vegetable ivory to make a variety of items. According to Schabillion (1989), the tagua nut was brought to England in small quantities during the 1820s and 1830s. Toys, umbrella handles, and carvings were made from the nuts.

During the Victorian age many items were crafted by hand-carving or turning on an ornamental or conventional lathe; included were thimbles and thimble cases with threaded lids, needle cases with threaded lids, tape measures with spindles, ear rings, dice, and rings. Most of these were highly ornamented.

Often a small spot of brown nut is left on an otherwise all white carving so it is not mistaken for elephant ivory by customs officials.

Hand Carved Plaques

Hand carved from pine and stained or painted or stained any way you like. Designs include pentacle, triquetra, Celtic knots and more. Send us your design and we will carve it into a plack for you.

$70.00 each. Includes tax and shipping.
Allow four weeks for delivery.

Garden Runes

$65.00 each. Includes tax and shipping.

Elder FUTHARK Runes (Norse Runes) are carved into feather stone. This light (comparatively) stone has a rugged look and yet will stand up to any wet environment. The stones pictured have been in a garden with and automatic sprinkler for three years. This porous stone, in damp climates and conditions is excellent for growing green moss that enhances the stone.

Pick from the Runes below or send your own design. Please keep designs simple line drawings. We retain the right to refuse and design we consider too intricate to be properly carved into the stone.

(Caution, Feather Stone, used in landscaping is very abrasive. wear thick leather gloves any time you handle the stone or you may end up with abrasions and cuts to your hands, arms or other exposed areas of skin.)

Handmade Magical Illustrated Manuscripts or Grimoire

$600.00 Includes tax and shipping.
Allow five weeks for delivery.

These manuscripts are printed on heavy parchment paper and include Scottish, British, Irish and Welch magical lore, myth, spells, herbology primer, mythical creatures, potions, cosmology, astrology, and other Wizarding information. The illustrations range from modern reproductions to art from antiquity. The manuscript is over 200 pages in length and is bound in the authentic seventeenth century style with a hand tooled, aged leather cover. It measures 12 inches by nine inches.

For the cover, most Celtic knot designs are available, as well as custom designs from our artists or your sketches.

The opening plate will have you name or a quote of your choice printed and faced with a protective velum sheet. We then have a blank family tree, also with a protective velum sheet, if you wish.

There is over a year of research and design in this manuscript and it's as nice close up as it is in the pictures above. This would make a nice addition to your alter, coffee table or in your next film as a prop.

Hand colored manuscripts available on special order at additional cost.

Coming soon, "The Wand Makers Manuscript"