British Trade Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Numismatic Books

Bristol, Sugar Loaf [Nicholas Street], [Henry] Merrin, brass Twopence, rev. value, countermarked 64 on obv. and radiate wheel on rev., eg, 24mm, 4.50g/12h; Sugar Loaf Inn [St Paul’s], brass Threepence, rev. value in wreath, eg, 23.5mm, 4.19g/12h; Suspension Bridge, brass Twopence, rev. to be spent in bagatelle room only, etc, eg, 27.5mm, 6.35g/12h; Swan Inn [Midland Road], brass Three-Halfpence, rev. value in wreath, ep, 26mm, 5.16g/12h (WC p.341); Swan Inn [Russelltown], G. Young, uniface brass Twopence, eg, 25.5mm, 4.84g; Swan Inn [Stokes Croft], Stephen Price, copper Twopence, rev. value, ep, 21mm, 4.28g/12h (Courtney pp.161, 167), George Smallcombe, brass Twopence by J. Hinks & Son, swan swimming right, rev. value, eg, 24.5mm, 5.98g/12h (Hawkins p.291) [7]. First and last fine, others generally very fine (£120-150)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Tokens from the Collection formed by the late Barry Greenaway.

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Provenance:
Second bt F. Schwer November 1984
Fourth bt July 2000
*Sixth bt R. Lyall November 1998
Seventh bt J.D. Hooper October 1993.

Sugar Loaf, Nicholas street, proprietor Henry Merrin 1869-77; Sugar Loaf Inn, 25 Milk street; Suspension Bridge, 3 Prince’s place, Clifton; Swan Inn, Morley street, Russelltown; Swan Inn, 119 Stokes Croft, proprietors Stephen Price 1840-55, George Smallcombe 1878. Stephen Price was charged at Bristol Police Court in May 1840 for allowing disorderly conduct. A policeman visited the premises shortly before 4am and found Price tipsy and five 'respectable men' fighting. Two of the men were later seen having a punch up in Cheltenham road and one had been smacked in the face and was bleeding copiously. Price said that the clock had stopped and as they were merry the time had slipped away. He was fined 40s and costs