Miscellaneous Tokens and Checks, Transport: L[ondon] M[idland] & S[cottish] R[ailway], Sheffield (Goods), oval nickel (2), stamped 250, 298, both 46 x 28mm; Sheaf [Motors], Coal Aston, uniface brass Carwash, 34mm; Sheffield and Rotherham Railway, 1838, copper (2), omnibus check, stamped 692, 889, both 27mm (W 2888; Smith 685A; D & W 330/50); Stringer & Co (Sheffield) Ltd, brass, 23mm; Charles Thompson, brass Threepence, 23mm (Smith –); George Wright, brass Threepence, from the newmarket to cherry tree hill, etc, 24mm (Smith 685E) [8]. Fine and better, last two rare £60-£80

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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Stringer & Co (Sheffield) Ltd, manufacturers of light cars and motorcycles, 3 Fowler street, Wincobank; Charles Thompson (1815-97), a second-generation member of a family that built up an extensive transport business in the Sheffield area in the 19th century, based on the Glossop road, including landaus, broughams, 4-horse buses, wedding carriages, mourning coaches, wagonettes, gigs and drays; George Wright (b. 1807), omnibus and cab proprietor, 18 Change alley