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Great Britain, temp. Hanover. Dr Eady CU Farthing Token. Circa 1820. Phoenix rising from flames; HEALTH above, RESTORED below / Dr. EADY 38 DEAN STREET SOHO in 4 lines within oak wreath. Roped edge grain. TB2 2492a. 2.70g, 19mm, 6h.
Near Mint State.
From the inventory of a UK dealer.
Samuel Phillips Eady was a quack doctor, particularly infamous for promoting his treatment of syphilis. See an advertisement preserved in the Wellcome Collection which advertised a remedy for "those who are unhappily afflicted with diseases of the generative system". See also the satirical print by George Cruikshank titled 'The commercial dandy & his sleeping partners' (1821: BM 1865,1111.2115) where Dr Eady is associated with Mrs Wood, a brothel-owner.
Near Mint State.
From the inventory of a UK dealer.
Samuel Phillips Eady was a quack doctor, particularly infamous for promoting his treatment of syphilis. See an advertisement preserved in the Wellcome Collection which advertised a remedy for "those who are unhappily afflicted with diseases of the generative system". See also the satirical print by George Cruikshank titled 'The commercial dandy & his sleeping partners' (1821: BM 1865,1111.2115) where Dr Eady is associated with Mrs Wood, a brothel-owner.