Auction Catalogue

19 March 2009

Starting at 10:30 AM

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British Trade Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Numismatic Books

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 274

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19 March 2009

Hammer Price:
£130

Miscellaneous Checks, Worcestershire, Dudley, Butchers Arms, Henry Bowers, brass Threepence by H. Harper, bull, rev. Dudley Castle, 27mm, with cloverleaf countermark on rev. (Whitmore 7352; Hawkins p.555), S[amuel] Hiron, copper, rev. phoenix, 26mm (Hawkins p.562 and pl.22, 6); Great Malvern, Red Lion, Thomas Lane, brass Threepence, obv. lion, 26mm (Whitmore 2040); Hagley, ‘Sale’, brass Threepence, obv. sheep, 23mm (cf. Whitmore 2140, note); Stourport-on-Severn, Swan Hotel, Geo[rg]e Cartwright, brass Threepence, obv. swan, 24mm (Whitmore 4640); Worcester [and Deritend, Warwickshire], Kendall & Son, copper, by T.W. Ingram, obv. civet cat, 28mm (Hawkins p.313 and pl.17, 9; MG 1287; Noble II, 1178) [6]. About very fine and better, fifth dirty but rare, sixth with some original colour £70-90

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.E. Schwer May 1987; second bt S.H. Monks January 2000; *third bt M. Eden October 1991; fourth bt Format September 1992; fifth bt J. Whitmore August 1979; sixth bt R. Gladdle August 1990).

Butchers Arms, Hall street, proprietor Henry Bowers; Samuel Hiron, printer and stationer, Newhall street, fl. 1846-51, also Birmingham and London; Red Lion, St Anne’s road, proprietor Thomas Lane 1851-60; Hagley, refreshment check perhaps issued by the proprietors of the cattle market and likely redeemable at the adjacent Spencer’s Arms, est. by William Briscoe 1832 and run by his niece Phoebe Price 1864-79; Swan Hotel, High street, proprietor George Cartwright 1868-72, succeeded by Mrs Mary Ann Cartwright 1876; Kendall & Son, perfumers and manufacturers of jewellery and toys, Foregate street, also 21 Lombard street Deritend and Bull ring Birmingham, fl. 1824+