British Trade Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Numismatic Books

Miscellaneous Checks, London, Bartholomew Lane, John Ashby, copper, bull, rev. bear, 35mm (Hawkins pl.14, 8; Batty I, 235; MG 1335; Noble II, 839); Billingsgate, [Charles] Bannister & [James] Carter, brass Sixpence by Johnson, rev. fish, 32mm (Hawkins p.663); James Carter, brass Sixpence, rev. fish, 32mm; Cheapside, R[obert] Romanis, brass, 24mm; Chiswell Street, John Rodgers & Son, bronze, obv. factory, 27mm (Noble II, 1182); Fetter Lane, [Charles] Holmes, brass, by S. Hiron, obv. fish, 26mm; St Paul’s, Allan, Son & Co, brass, rev. St Paul’s, 25mm (Batty II, 786); [John] Kirk, brass, customers in shop, rev. dutch and english toys, etc, 31mm; (Hawkins p.60; D & W 341/1; MG 1288; Noble II, 1142); Spitalfields, Bishop & Peacock, light brass Five Shillings by R. Neal with central p copper inset, 35 x 20mm; [J.S.] Daniels, brass Shilling by R. Neal, rev. lion passant guarant, 30mm (Noble II, 1192); E. W[illiam] Roach, square brass Shilling, rev. fish above 155, 28mm; Whitechapel, Elephant & Castle, Henry Westron, octagonal brass, rev. elephant and castle, 24mm (Hayes p.185; Gunstone p.25) [12]. Billingsgates and Kirk fine, Bannister & Carter pierced, others generally about very fine and better
£90-120

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Tokens formed by the Late David Pottinger.

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Provenance: First bt S.H. Monks November 1995; second bt J. Whitmore November 1983; third bt R. Gladdle August 1990; fourth bt H. Simmons October 2005; fifth bt J. Whitmore November 2000; sixth bt Reading Coin Club June 1997; seventh bt P.R. Davies December 1973; *eighth bt P. Withers May 1983; ninth bt H. Simmons May 2006; tenth and eleventh bt J. Whitmore November 1985; twelfth bt J. Whitmore May 1976).

John Ashby, stockbroker, 3 Bartholomew lane, 1824-34, member of the LSE 1814-34; Charles Henry Bannister and James Carter, fish salesmen, in partnership 1875-7 when Carter took over the business; Robert Romanis, hosier and glover, 33 Cheapside and 133 Borough High street, 1814-41, later living in retirement at Upper Hale, Hendon, 1855; John Rodgers & Sons, hosiers and silk purse manufacturers, 39-40 Chiswell street and India Rubber Works, Broad street, Birmingham, 1840-51; Charles Holmes & Son, fishing rod and tackle manufacturer, 123 Fetter lane, 1840-50; Allan, Son & Co, drapers, mercers, lacemen and furriers, 69-71 St Paul’s churchyard, 1847-52; John Kirk, toymaker and manufacturer of scales and weights, 52 St Paul’s churchyard, c.1770-90; Bishop & Peacock, Hoe street 1905-12; J.S. Daniels, potato merchant; E. William Roach, fish salesman; Elephant & Castle, 23 High street, proprietor Henry Westron 1845-69