![]() ![]() Socks featuring the imp symbol are on sale in the cathedral shop for anyone wanting a unique souvenir. There's even a pattern to knit your very own Lincoln Imp - a much cheaper £6.95.įor $75 a rare 1927 paperback called the Legend of the Lincoln Imp has turned up for sale on the New York-based website of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America. Just four-and-a-half inches tall it will set you back £195. Apparently a Lincoln Imp adorns the door of the Temple of the Rose Croix Ancient and Accepted Rite of Freemasonary in London.Įven costlier is a rare collector's item - a car mascot made by Ruston Hornsby of Lincoln, who were well known for making locomotive engines and, for a time, cars in the early 1900s. One of the most expensive at £99 is an antique gothic door knocker, described as "quite a rarity", where the wording Lincoln Imp is stamped below his hooved foot. Look on sites such as eBay and Esty and the platforms have numerous imp related products for sale, from keyrings and house plaques to toasting forks and candlesticks. ![]() Nowadays anyone can use the imp in their designs and there's no shortage of imp charms on pendants bangles, earrings and brooches. When he died in 1921 he left his valuables to the city, which led to the opening of the Usher Gallery and later the Collection. It has been a source of inspiration for.īack in the 19th century jeweller James Usher had the sole rights to use the Lincoln Imp figure on his designs. She was so fond of it that she turned it into a black cat. While one was turned to stone the other hid and managed to escape with the help of a witch on her broomstick. In a moment's anger, the angel turned the imp to stone - and that's where it's sat to this day as a constant reminder that good will always triumph over evil in the end.Īnother version of the legend says the imp was blown in to the cathedral by a terrible storm, and caused chaos by blowing out candles, scattering hymn sheets, attacking choristers and threatening to pluck out angels' feathers.ĭancing on the altar and tripping up the bishop is another twist to the tale.Īnother version of the story is that two imps were sent by the devil to cause trouble in the cathedral. “Stop me if you can!” it cheekily retorted. Legend has it that the imp was sent to the cathedral by the devil to wreak havoc and was sitting on the pillar throwing stones and rocks at an angel who had been sent to stop it ![]()
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