

Bronze token advertises a Smithfield barber surgeon (?). Artist unknown, token English, 1790-1799
This well worn bronze token is used to advertise a barber-surgeon located in Smithfield, London. Smithfield has been the meat selling district in London for over 800 years. The token advertises Harris’ services as tooth pulling and bloodletting, and as a “hair dresser”.
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- Category:
- Wellcome Medals
- Object Number:
- A677627
- type:
- token commemoration (dentistry), therapeutics (phlebotomy) and advertisement, commemoration (dentistry), therapeutics (phlebotomy) and token
- taxonomy:
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- visual and verbal communication
- exchange medium
- visual and verbal communication
- visual and verbal communication
- exchange medium
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