Hand of Glory

The hand of a man that has been hanged, when dried and prepared with certain weird unguents and set on fire, is known as the Hand of Glory; and as it not only bursts open all safe-locks, but also lulls to sleep all persons within the circle of its influence, it is of course invaluable to thieves and burglars.

Myths and Myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology 1872

[49] A kind of lantern formerly used by robbers, called the Hand of Glory, the candle for which was made of the fat of a dead malefactor.

The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes Thomas Moore 1815

Ginny and Neville were keeping watch where the Room of Requirement was located and Malfoy came out with his Hand of Glory (which gives light to its holder) while throwing Peruvian Instant Darkness Powder (purchased at Weasleys 'Wizard Wheezes) in the air so it would black out everything.

Lianna Kong: Six of Six: The Final Chapters of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2008

For example, there is an object in the second book, which is the Hand of Glory.

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The glove is the female equivalent of the Hand of Glory, which second-story men use to light their way into your home: a candle in a dead man's hand, erect as all your tissue will grow at the first delicious tongue-flick of your mistress Death.

Gravity's Rainbow Pynchon, Thomas 1978

You may be sure it was Tinkerton who suggested that Lady Wutherwood should test the power of the Hand of Glory and Tinkerton who slipped down the backstairs and pulled out the fuse plug.

Death of a Peer Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982 1940