British Tokens

Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Samuel Hiron, brass (2), eye over shield flanked by Faith, Hope and Charity, rev. embossing press, edge grained, 26mm, 5.46g/12h (Hawkins p.296, item (i)), conjoined municipal arms, rev. die sinker seal engraver, etc, edge grained, 32mm, 8.85g/12h (Hawkins p.296, item (iii)); Henry Sale, brass, crowned arms within Garter flanked by lion and stag, rev. h.b. sale limited coins tokens card counters, etc, edge plain, 24mm, 4.68g/12h (Hawkins –); Vaughton, brass, die sinkers & letter cutters heraldic jewellers, etc, rev. makers of medals, badges, etc, edge plain, 30mm, 7.03g/12h (Hawkins p.488) [4]. First good fine, third extremely fine, others very fine £30-£40

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Tokens from the Late David Griffiths Collection.

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Provenance: Third bt J. Whitmore May 1982; last bt S.E. Schwer September 1984.

Samuel Hiron, a printer from Dudley with stationery works at 5 Newhall street, established an embossing press and ticket and check-making factory at 52 St Paul’s square, Birmingham; he was succeeded in the business by his manager in Birmingham, Edwin Cottrill. H.B. Sale Ltd, Constitution hill and later at Summer lane, was founded by Henry Bailey Sale (†1901), a letter-cutter and engraver, in 1862; the present limited company was formed in the wake of the founder’s death at his home in Solihull. Vaughton, later Vaughton & Bailey, Philip Vaughton & Sons, Vaughton Bros and Vaughtons Ltd, is said to trace its origins to the firm of goldsmiths and jewellers founded by Philip Vaughton in Summer lane in, according to popular websites, 1819 (although the late Roy Hawkins preferred the early 1830s); the Gothic Works in Livery street was the company’s headquarters and the token above dates to 1902-9. In the latter year the firm was restyled Vaughtons Ltd