A Question

[thisbluespirit]

In the 1968 TV Dracula, Bernard Archard's Van Helsing uses this to hypnotise Jonathan, but what is it?




calliopes_pen was curious. I hadn't really thought about it, because it seemed kind of familiar to me - but actually, I don't know what it is, either. Some sort of disc on a chain, only with a little arch to make the disc/coin part lie flat. However, I said that my flist know everything and I would ask you all and find out. Does anybody have any idea?

ETA: In terms of size, it's not that big - this is a close-up.

Comments

[swordznsorcery.livejournal.com]

I'd say it's a pendant with a revolving doodad on the end. Reminds me a little of the hilariously awful magnifying glass pendant from the "Evil Dead" movies. Probably just whatever they happened to find in the prop cupboard. :)

Actually, the chain doesn't look doubled, so could it be a pendant? Possibly part of a watchchain then.

[thisbluespirit]

Looking at examples of fobwatch ornaments and seals via Google, while there's nothing exactly like that, it definitely looks like that kind of thing - I'm thinking gillo and john are right. (The chain is too short to be a pendulum, or not one on its proper chain.)

Dracula seems to have been quite good on its props and costumes, so I'd assume some effort on their part!