World Tokens

Jamaica, Banana and Fruit Trade Work Tallies, Fletcher & Co Ltd (Montego Bay), One Stem (5), 1928 (2), brass and aluminium, legend, revs. value, both 27mm, 4.62g/12h, 1.47g/12h (Lyall 307, 308; Ford 643 [= Tankersley 644]); 1932 (3), brass, aluminium and ‘white metal’, similar, all 27mm, 4.62g/12h, 1.56g/12h, 4.02g/12h (Lyall 309, 310, 311; Ford 643 [= Tankersley 644]) [5]. Last fine, others better £30-50

Robert Fletcher (c. 1881-1978), b. Blackburn, Lancashire, emigrated to Jamaica in 1902, established the business with his name in 1925, specialising in lumber, building materials and, as agent for the Jamaica Banana Producers Association Ltd, banana shipping