Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

Miscellaneous Tokens and Checks, Charlie Chaplin, ‘The Gold Rush’, 1926, brass tickets by or for the Electric Printing Co, Strangeways, Manchester, all 26mm: CHESHIRE, Stockport, Palladium (Edge M31; W 936); Co Durham, Sunderland, The Havelock (W 932); LANCASHIRE, Accrington, Empire & Prince’s (W 930), Hollinwood [Oldham], Queen’s (W 933), Manchester, Gaiety Theatre (W 934), Nelson, Majestic & New Cinema (W 935), Urmston, Empress Picture House (W 940), Wigan, Prince’s Cinema (W 937); NORTHUMBERLAND, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Grey Street (W 939); manufacturer’s sample (W 938) [10]. Generally about very fine; an excellent group, only lacking the ticket for Burnley £120-£150

The Gold Rush, the 1925 silent comedy written, produced and directed by Charlie Chaplin, was a huge success in the US and worldwide; it remains the fifth highest-grossing silent film in cinema history