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Market Tokens

Market Tokens and Checks-

         

No.

 

Metal

Condition

Price £

MT.1

Billingsgate Market - Swain, Van no. 30; large check (not in Todd), with

     
 

cut out letter 'S'. Raised thumb blob central both sides and top tongue

     
 

by R.Neal. 4 cms by 5.5 cms to top.

Brass

VF

25

MT.1a

As above, Swain, but 2s/- (wing-shaped)

Brass

VF

4

MT.2

Birmingham, Bousfield Bros Ltd., 10s/- Rev. blank (oval, 31 x 22mm)

Brass

VF

5

MT.3

Birmingham, George Jackson, 1s/-

Brass

NVF

3

MT.6

Gower & Shephard, 5s/- by R. Neal

Brass

VF

3

MT.12

Joseph Lee, London, 1s/6d, by R. Neal Octagonal

AE

VF

3

MT.13

Another, 5s/-, by R. Neal (not octagonal)

AE

VF

5

MT.14

H & A Shread, 2s/- (flan 9) by R. Neal (issued by Harry and Alfred

     
 

Shread)

AE

GVF

5

MT.17

London, Covent Garden, Dennis & Cooper Ltd., 2s/-, by R. Neal

     
 

(Dennis & Cooper Ltd., Fruit and Potato salesmen, 26 St. James St.,

     
 

1914-24) cross shaped cut-out in centre

AE

VF

4

MT.18

Another, C. Stones & Stones Ltd., 1s/-, by R. Neal

     
 

(Issuers not traced) heart-shaped with S cut-out

Brass

VF

5

MT.19

Covent Garden - George Shuter 1/-. Odd oval shape with top elongation,

     
 

central 'S' cut out and filled in brass. By Neal.

AE

VF/+

5

MT.20

Another, Geo. Gunary 2 s/- by R. Neal (issuer not traced)

Brass

GVF

5

MT.21

P.C. Hegerty & Co. 5s/-

Brass

EF

3

MT.22

Another, 2s/ 6d

Zinc

EF

3

MT.23

Another, 1s/-

AE

VF

3

MT.24

London, Covent garden - W.Dennis & Sons 1/- by R.Neal Heart-shaped

     
 

issuers were fruit & potato salesmen - 26, James St. 1894-1904

Brass

VF

7

MT.25

Geo. Gunary 1s/-, by Thornton, Turnham Green (Holed)

AE

GVF

5

MT.29

G. Isles, Junr. 1s/- by R. Neal (George Isles, potato and vegetable

     
 

salesman, 1914-37)

AE

VF

4

MT.30

London, Spitalfields. Henry W. Arnold, Salesman, ONE SHILLING, by Neal

     
 

(Letter A cut-out) Oval 35 x 25mm

AE

VF

5

MT.31

Another, F.J. Freeman, 5s/- by R. Neal (oval)

Brass

GVF

8

MT.32

London, Stratford. Fenn Bros Ltd 20 s/- by C. Neal E. Finchley.

     
 

They were Fruit merchants 1940 - 1973.

AE

GVF

6

MT.35

Penrith (Cumbria), Pattinsons & Winter, 1s/- Rectangular

Brass

GF

4

MT.36

Another, 6d

Brass

F

3

MT.38

Kent, Sidcup, John Sutton, 6d by R. Neal Holed in centre

Brass

GVF

17

MT.39

Another, TEN 5/-, by R. Neal, eliptical with cut ends Rare Holed

Brass

VF

20

MT.40

Sussex, Hastings, West Sussex, W. Rogers, 1885, One Shilling, by R. Neal

     
 

Rare, Heart-shaped

Brass

VF

15

         
         

WALES - Ynysybwl Co-op Society checks.

 

Set of 10 checks, all different, as: 'Large Loaf' (Red plastic),

     
 

.'Small loaf' (Blue plastic), 2/- (AE, oval), 1/- (AE, octagonal),

     
 

6d (AE, square), 3d (AE, oval), 1d (Brass, round),

     
 

1d (AE, hexagonal), 1/2d (brass, round), 1/2d (AE, square).

Various

AVF

£10

         

THAMES - River Bus Tokens.

 

Issued by the River Bus Partnership for the journey from Greenwich

     
 

to the Tower Pier, and struck by the King's Norton Mint, Birmingham.

     
 

Two denominations : 1 Token (CuNi) and 2 Tokens (Brass).

 

BU

£4