I must thank my dear friend Skye for reminding me about these. Collector’s Quest has a feature on antique vampire killing kits.

Inside the beautiful Rosewood case with mother of pearl cross inlay there’s an assortment of items to deal with the undead, including a cleaver, prayer book, Holy water vials, looking glass, silver occult dagger, candles, what looks like some wooden stakes, and a pistol with silver bullets in an ornate coffin case.

These items were made to address deep, dark, primal fears. And then, like our fears often are, they were not thrown away but stored in equally dark and out of the way places… Antique wooden killing kits in the attics of old houses, just waiting for the day when the creatures creep from the attics of our minds.

The craftsmanship and detail that went into creating these kits is astonishing. This is luxurious highbrow undead protection. Definitely design inspiration for next year’s Halloween decorations (I’d need a bit more time than I have this year to put together something so lovely).