I’m glad your Fumsup has worked well for you and your family over the years. I’ve often wondered how succussful they were in providing good luck to those who carried them so it’s nice to hear of a successful story. They’re such unique little items it’s always good to hear of another one out there. Many thanks.

My grandfather was given a Fumsup in the second world war by a stretcher bearer from the first world war to protect him through the Salford blitz. My grandfather sent Fumsup to my father before he went to the Vietnam war in 1967 the little silver charm has worked well. Fumsup still has he’s glass eye’s but has lost his silver head ring. Fumsup has seen our family though exams driving tests and job interviews sometimes successfully, He is living in Suffolk.

We really can’t advise on the current market value of an item such as the fumsup charm but it is worth noting that they appear to be quite rare. Even though (presumably) hundreds if not thousands were made and distributed during the First World War, working on the Over the Front exhibition has only yielded an additional two to the one held in the Memorial’s collection. This includes the one found at Gallipoli and brought back in recent years as a souvenir.