Miscellaneous Tokens and Checks, Co-operative Societies: Brightside & Carbrook CSL, hexagonal brass 1 Cwt Nuts Coal by Gill (Rains 34), lozenge-shaped brass 1 Cwt Best Coal by Gill, 38 x 29mm (R –), hexagonal aluminium 2lb Loaf (R 35), plastic 2lb Loaf (4), dark brown (2), green (2) (R 37, 37a), brass 1 Pint by Gill, Sheffield (2, different) (R 41), hexagonal brass 1 Pint by Gill, Attercliffe (4) (R 42), brass 1 Pint, unsigned (2, striped and solid numeral) (R 43-4), 1 Pint (2), yellow plastic painted black, bevelled rims, and light blue plastic (R 47b, 48), Milk Dept (3), grey plastic (one overpainted red) (R 50, 51, 51a), Canteen, hexagonal Penny, Threepence and Eightpence (R 58, 58b, 60); B[righthouse] & C[arbrook] C[oal?], brass 1/2, stamped 19, aluminium 1/2, stamped 54, brass 1, stamped 4, aluminium 2, stamped 27 (R 66-9); B[righthouse] & C[arbrook] CSL (Broughton Lane), brass Barrow Check by Gill (R 71); Brightside & Carbrook (Sheffield) CSL, 1 Pint, first series (4, different) (R 74-7) [32]. Generally fine to very fine, second and Barrow Check rare £80-£100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Sheffield Tokens and Paranumismatica formed by Tim Hale.

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Brightside & Carbrook CSL, founded by William Carr in 1868; a planned merger with the Sheffield & Ecclesall CSL in 1985 never took place