| High Striker Game Hammer | |
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Origin |
The Smiley Carnival |
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Type |
Game Hammer |
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Effects |
Infects victim with disease |
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Activation |
Touch |
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Collected by |
Warehouse 13 |
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Section |
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Aisle |
01984-5782-829 |
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Shelf |
83823-9448-014 |
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Date of Collection |
1959 |
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Origin[]
A wooden mallet from a carnival game known as "High Striker". A long wooden handle with an iron head. A strength based game one would swing the hammer and strike a pad that would shoot a puck up the tower and attempt to hit the bell at the top.
The Smiley Carnival traveled throughout the md-east United States during the 1950s. Beginning in 1956 young men who visited the carnival became plagued with the strange form of leprosy originating in the hands and swiftly moving up the arms. It was given the name "Farmer's Rot" by local newspapers. Eventually word got out that the carnival was the source and the townsfolk razed the carnival to the ground. Agents went to the property and collected the surviving items before discovering the source.
Effects[]
Infects organic material with an unknown disease upon physical contact akin to leprosy except it develops at a much faster rate. The disease itself is not fatal, the secondary infections caused from the rot have claimed many deaths.
Collection[]
No known cure has been discovered to the disease however as long as gloves are worn and artifact is handled correctly it won't infect agents