Hillsborough tragedy: silver football stud with names of victims engraved

Graham Short presenting his memorial to the Hillsborough tragedy victims

A silver football boot stud has been engraved with the 97 names of the Hillsborough tragedy victims by a miniature art specialist.

In "remembrance" of those who perished as a result of the April 1989 tragedy, Graham Short said he wanted to create a piece of art.

The Birmingham-based man claimed that the eight-week project started after the Hillsborough anniversary and was finished in that time.

A total of 1,272 letters, each 100 microns tall, or about the width of a hair, were etched.

Ninety-seven Liverpool fans died as a result of the disaster on 15 April 1989
The 1989 Hillsborough tragedy resulted in the deaths of 97 Liverpool supporters.

On April 15, 1989, at Hillsborough in Sheffield, there was a crush that resulted in 97 deaths among Liverpool supporters.

Their families ran a 30-year investigation into how and why they died, and it is still regarded as the worst sporting accident in UK history.

Short, who previously had tiny images of Harry Kane and Jane Austen engraved on £5 notes, said he had "always wanted to do something in remembrance of the Hillsborough 97.".

He claimed, however, that he had also wished to make his creation known to the world before the tragedy's anniversary because he thought it was "important to remember, at any time, those who lost their lives [and] not only on an anniversary.".

Graham Short holding his tribute to the Hillsborough disaster victims
Short engraved "between heartbeats" in order to keep his hand steady while working.

The 76-year-old claimed he had to "go to extremes" in order to create his art.

I take pills to lower my heartrate to 20 beats per minute, then engrave between heartbeats, he said, adding that he works from midnight to 5:00 in order to avoid vibrations from passing traffic.

To prevent eye nerves from being distracted while I'm working, I also get Botox injected into my eyelids.

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