British Trade Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Numismatic Books

Miscellaneous Checks, Yorkshire, Sheepridge, Belle Vue Hotel, J. Aspinal, brass, rev. griffin, 24mm (D & W 95/370; MG 765); Sheffield, John Blurton, copper, printing press, rev. Britannia, 31mm; Wibsey, Black Dog, brass Twopence by E. Cottrill, obv. dog, 23mm; York, W[illia]m Holliday, octagonal brass, obv. fleece, 23mm [4]. First fine, third about very fine and very rare, others very fine £50-70

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 L. Bennett October 1988; second bt J. Whitmore June 1979; *third bt M. Eden October 2002; fourth SCMB August 1982 (N 190), bt A. Byde February 1986).

Belle Vue Hotel and pleasure gardens, proprietor John Aspinall 1863-73; John Blurton, proprietor, Britannia Printing Office, King street and later 30 Castle street, fl. 1837-60; Black Dog, junction of High street and Holroyd hill, demolished c. 1910; William Holliday, woollen draper, 14 High Ousegate, fl. 1843-61