A silver prosthetic nose from the mid-19th century. Syphilis caused the destruction of the nose, which gave rise to 18th-century ‘No-nose clubs’. This one was worn by a woman who had lost hers to the disease

A silver prosthetic nose from the mid-19th century. Syphilis caused the destruction of the nose, which gave rise to 18th-century ‘No-nose clubs’. This one was worn by a woman who had lost hers to the disease

tags: Spooky! Scary!, no-nose club,nose,syphilis,disease,

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