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Three gold "touch" pieces from 17th-18th Centuries for warding against King's Evil, a name for scrofula (tuberculosis of the lymphatic glands at the side of the neck, with ulceration of the skin), because it was believed the touch of a king could cure it.
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- Date: 1950
- Location: United Kingdom
- Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
- Subject Keywords: Great Britain, Diseases, Gold, Superstitions, Medicine, Minerals, 1950s
- Publisher: TimeLife
- Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
- Provider: LIFE
- Original ID: TimeLife_image_5601125
- Credits: MANSELL COLLECTION
- Copyright: © Time Inc.
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