http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-18583374
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A "vampire-slaying kit" has been bought by the Royal Armouries museum in Leeds.
The 19th Century box, containing a crucifix, pistols, wooden stakes and a mallet, was sold for £7,500 at an auction in North Yorkshire on Friday.
It had been left to a Yorkshire woman in her uncle's will.
The Royal Armouries said it expected the box would prove a major attraction when it went on display at the Clarence Dock museum later this year.
Jonathan Ferguson, curator of firearms at the Royal Armouries, said: "These kits are often said to have been made as novelties in the Victorian period, but research shows they are later than this.
"We've yet to establish a firm date for our kit, but we know it will attract a lot of interest from our museum visitors."
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Obviously, there was a lot of interest .....
