Name/TitleProp: Hexin' Stick
About this objectWooden stick topped with two rubber skulls and decorated with green and purple ribbons. Prop for Voodoo Skull Krushers bout in 2011, described by the donor as "the line up manager's hexin' stick!".
MakerLondon Rockin' Rollers
Date Made2011
Period2010s
Place MadeEngland, London
Medium and MaterialsInorganic, plastic/rubber
Organic, wood and textile
MeasurementsL: 440 mm
Subject and Association Keywordssport - roller derby
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Rockin_Rollers:
London Rockin' Rollers (LRR) is a flat-track roller derby league based in London, England. Founded in 2007, the league is a member of both the United Kingdom Roller Derby Association (UKRDA) and the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). The league was started in 2007, by a group of founding members including Jackie Mason (derby name Jack Attack). At the time, there were only two other roller derby teams in the UK: the London Rollergirls and the Birmingham Blitz Dames.
There are two travel teams, who compete against teams from other leagues:
Allstars (A)
Rising Stars (B; often referred to as London Rockin' Rollers Badasses, formed 2010)
The London Rockin' Rollers founded three home teams in 2009:
The NeanderDolls,
Voodoo Skull Krushers, now known as VSK
Goldie Lookin' Chain Gang, known as Goldies.
Named CollectionNMRD @ Glasgow Women's Library
Object TypeAccessory
Object numberGWL-2015-126
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved