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England - 1795

Anodyne Necklace for Cutting Teeth

Obverse:

SOLE PROPRIETOR OF THE FAMOUS SUGAR-PLUMBS FOR WORMS In script, No. 79

Legend:

BASIL BURCHELL ... LONG - ACRE ...

Size:

28 mm.

Edge:

Plain.

Reverse:

SOLE PROPRIETOR OF THE ANODYNE NECKLACE FOR CHILDREN

Legend:

. BASIL BURCHELL . CUTTING TEETH

Vern's Comments:

This was often manufactured with the hole pre-drilled, apparently to make it easier to put on a string and hang around your child's neck. This example is nearly as struck.

England — Middlesex

D & H 271 — Burchell`s

O: The words "PROPRIETOR," "FAMOUS," and "WORMS" are in italics. Three dots before and after "LONG-ACRE."

A. 190

R: Similar to last, but with one large and two small dots.

E: Plain.