Annular copper finger ring

Made:
1900-1913
Annular copper finger ring, made from a penny by a sailor

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Annular copper finger ring, made from a penny by a sailor
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Annular copper finger ring, made from a penny by a sailor, used as a cure for rheumatism, Lovett collection, from Scarborough, English, 1900-1913

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A132561
Materials:
copper
type:
rings
credit:
Lovett, E.R.