Orange amulet in metal mount

Made:
1900-1920 in England

Bright orange, plastic amulet in cheap metal mount, "tongue" shaped, rubbed on children' s gums to prevent toothache, from Suffolk, English, 1900-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A666112
Materials:
celluloid and alloy
Measurements:
overall: 5 mm x 57 mm x 12 mm, .005 kg
type:
pendants
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust