{"product_id":"fumsup-touch-wood-ww1-charm","title":"Fumsup \"Touch Wood\" WW1 Charm","description":"\u003cp\u003e1 3\/8\" tall. The phrase \"knock on wood\" is believed to have come from an 18th-century children's game in which touching a piece of wood would protect you from being tagged. The notion traveled into the following century, and during the first World War, British troops would carry these tiny wooden charms into battle. They hoped the lucky material would protect them - as it did during their childhood - from getting tagged. (Forever). WWI era so-called \"Fumsup\" charms like these were made and sold cheaply in the thousands, and here's one: it's an unusual example with they typical a wooden head with red painted mouth, but someone added(?) a silk ribbon ruff, and a painted body made from a wooden bead. Celluloid legs kick and brass arms reach out for an embrace. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erica Weiner LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52417373995290,"sku":"IG_0701_2026_031","price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/checkout.ericaweiner.com\/products\/fumsup-touch-wood-ww1-charm","provider":"Erica Weiner LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}