Mediumship Collection

Seance, Leipzig
Spiritualism comes to Germany - a table-lifting seance at Leipzig in the early days

Mediums / Leonora Piper
LEONORA PIPER American medium Date: 1859 - 1950

Helen Duncan - Ectoplasm & Teleplasmic hand
Piece of card showing two undated photographs of the Scottish medium Helen Duncan blindfolded during a sance, producing " ectoplasm" and a " hand"

Davenport Brothers
Ira Davenport on the left, his brother William on the right : preparing to bind them inside their cabinet are Mr Fay and Mr Cooper, who will ensure that no trickery is involved

Leonora Piper - Medium
Leonora Piper American medium

Einer Nielsen 1921
Einer Nielsen, Danish medium, producing ectoplasm at Oslo

Goligher Ectoplasm
Kathleen exudes ectoplasm from between her legs; sometimes it would become sufficiently rigid to tilt a small table

ESPERANCE
Elizabeth Hope, known as Elizabeth d Esperance medium Date: 1855 - 1919

Seance room at the National Laboratory of Psychical Research
Undated photograph of corner of the sance room at the National Laboratory of Psychical Research, with trumpets on table. HPG/1/2/1 (vi)

Mina Crandon
American physical medium, whose authenticity was much questioned but never conclusively disproved

Dd home and Chair
Daniel Dunglass Home, Scottish-American medium, remains the most enigmatic of all spirit mediums, performing extraordinary feats which have never been explained

Fox Sisters & Table
THE FOX SISTERS They demonstrate their ability to levitate a table, to the reverend Hammond, who is suitably impressed

Mediumship / Marriott
WILLIAMs MARRIOTT EXPOSES Marriott simulates Polish medium Stanislawa Tomczyks levitation of a glass tumbler in full light

Paranormal / Mediumship
How apports are supposed to pass through walls thanks to the agency of the spirits

Medium / Helen Duncan
HELEN DUNCAN Portrait of the spirit medium circa 1940

Mediumship / Seance
Raphael N Hutter attends a seance with an unnamed French medium

Austrian medium Maria Silbert
Photograph of the Austrian medium Maria Silbert, wearing a hat and sitting in a coach outside her home in Graz, 1933. Austrian medium Maria Silbert (died 1936)

Frank Decker & Price
Harry Price tests Frank Decker, one of Americas most outstanding mediums : he was of Syrian origin. Date: 8 June 1933

Margery Crandon 7
Spirit photo of controversial American medium Margery, with alleged spirit faces. Few today would attempt a defence of Margery - writes investigator J Gordon Melton

Duncan Ectoplasm 4
English medium Helen Duncan ejaculates a trailing flow of ectoplasm for Harry Price. It is very similar to cheesecloth in composition

Seance with Rudi Sch
Artists impression of a seance with Austrian medium Rudi Schneider at London, under the supervision of Harry Price : the reality was seldom if ever as dramatic as this !

Rudi Schneider Seance
Rudi Schneider (centre) - Austrian physical medium - and Harry Price (second right) re- enact their session - London

Handkerchief Knot Test
Test at the National Psychical Laboratory on Rudi Schneider the Austrian spiritualist physical medium. Here, a knot has allegedly been tied paranormally in a handkerchief

Margery and Ectoplasm
Margery, with her hands tightly clasped by sitters, nevertheless manages to exude ectoplasm from her nostrils

Palladino at Genova
Eusapia raises a table while controlled by Morselli, at Genova, 12 July 1906 picture 2 of 2

Spirit Photo Mumler
Photo by William Mumler, showing Mrs Lincoln with the spirit of her husband, Abraham Lincoln

Fox Sisters
The Fox family respond to mysterious rappings in their home at Hydesville, New York, which they attribute to spirits; this leads to the creation of spiritualism

Rev Francis Ward Monck and William Oxley, spiritualists
Rev Francis Ward Monck (right, c. 1842-?)) and William Oxley (1823-1905), spiritualists. Oxley was a Methodist, Swedenborgian, spiritualist and writer based in Manchester

Harry Prices investigations into Helen Duncan
Photograph of Esson Maude recreating where she sat during sitting with the Scottish medium Helen Duncan at the sance venue in Edinburgh, January 1933

Danish medium Anna Rasmussen
Undated photograph of the Danish medium Anna Rasmussen (1898 - ?), author of automatic scripts

Alleged Abnormal levitation of a table
Undated photograph of the alleged abnormal levitation of a table (inverted), photographed at a sance with Mrs Poole of Winnipeg. HPG/1/7/25

The method of linking up hands and feet of sitting mediums
Undated photograph showing the method of linking up hands and feet of sitting mediums by means of electrical control. This is one of series of photographs documenting Harry Prices investigations into

Kluski Spirit Glove
Cast of a spirit glove made at Warsaw by Franek Kluski (pseudonym) (1874 - ?) in the presence of Richet, Geley and others

Rudi Schneider Tested
Austrian medium Rudi Schneider is tested in London by Harry Price and colleagues. The findings suggest psychic powers but are controversial

Duncan Ectoplasm
HELEN DUNCAN, tested by Harry Price, exudes a sheet of ectoplasmic material which closely resembles cheesecloth

Goligher Structure
At the Goligher circle, Belfast, Kathleen creates a psychic structure, supposedly from ectoplasm (the crack is in the original glass plate which was dropped)

Mediumship / Carancini
Italian physical medium Francesco Carancini demonstrates table-lifting, though bound and seemingly in full light; he was however widely accused of trickery

Crandon & Houdini
Margery in a fraud-proof box devised by Richardson and Houdini; the latter is holding her left hand, her other hand is held by Walter Prince

Margery Seance - 4
Margery, in trance and her wrists held by sitters, exudes ectoplasm which spreads right across her face

Home, Resting Head
American spirit medium

Kluski and Bird
At Warsaw, in the presence of Colonel Okolowicz and others, though searched before and after, Kluski materialises a huge bird

Cook / Katie King Photo 4
Katie King manifests at the home of Sir William Crookes, though neither of the two sitters seems particularly interested in the spirit

Paranormal / Psychokinesis
STANISLAWA TOMCZYK Polish medium, demonstrates PK while under hypnosis, to Ochorowicz at Wisla, Poland, raising small objects

Mediumship / Table Turning
A table turning seance gets out of hand in Lyon, France

Stanislawa P
Polish psychic Stanislawa P. produces ectoplasm at Munchen in the presence of Schrenck- Notzing; in 1930 Osty accused her of systematic deception

Gladys Osborne Leonard, trance medium
Gladys Osborne Leonard (1882-1968), British trance medium. Date: 20th century

Mediumship / Satirical
THE PLEASURES OF HAT-MOVING To perform this scientific experiment, the experimenters must touch hands for 20 minutes or so

Margery Crandon 4
Controversial American medium Margery in trance. She was exposed by Houdini but many believe her genuine

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Mediumship is a fascinating phenomenon that has captivated the minds of people throughout history. From the enigmatic Mediums like Leonora Piper to the controversial Helen Duncan and her ectoplasmic and teleplasmic hand, these individuals have left an indelible mark on the world of spiritual communication. The Davenport Brothers were renowned for their mesmerizing performances, where they claimed to communicate with spirits through their mediumistic abilities. Similarly, Leonora Piper's extraordinary talents as a medium caught the attention of many believers and skeptics alike. In 1921, Einer Nielsen astonished audiences with his exceptional skills in connecting with departed souls. His séances at ESPERANCE became legendary, leaving spectators in awe of his otherworldly connections. The seance room at the National Laboratory of Psychical Research served as a hub for scientific investigations into mediumship. Here, researchers sought to unravel the mysteries behind this inexplicable phenomenon by studying various mediums' abilities firsthand. Mina Crandon was another prominent figure in mediumship history known for her remarkable psychic gifts. Her connection with spirits astounded those who witnessed her demonstrations. D. D Home's levitation feats and his infamous floating chair remain some of the most perplexing physical phenomena associated with mediumship. These astonishing displays continue to baffle even today's modern investigators. Goligher Ectoplasm added yet another layer to our understanding of mediumship. The manifestation of ethereal substances during Goligher's séances pushed boundaries and challenged conventional beliefs about what is possible within this realm. Let us not forget about the Fox Sisters whose table-rapping sessions sparked widespread interest in spiritualism during the mid-19th century. Their ability to communicate with spirits through simple knocks on furniture ignited a movement that would shape future generations' perception of life after death. Today, Mediumship continues to intrigue and inspire countless individuals seeking solace or answers from beyond our earthly realm.