British Trade Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Numismatic Books

Midlothian, Edinburgh, Ambrose’s Tavern, copper check, rev. london porters, edinbr. burton & alloa ales, etc., 28mm (ST 583); John Anderson, brass check, rev. conjoined arms, india rubber, vulcanite & fancy goods, etc., 25mm (ST 597; cf. Noble II, 1179); British Public House Co Ltd, copper Penny checks (2, different), first with rev. edinburgh and leith, second with street locations, both 26mm (cf. Noble II, 564); Malcolm Daish & Co, copper calendar medal, ask for special reserve, etc., rev. Dessau’s calendar for 1895, 38mm; R.E. Daish, copper calendar medal, england’s type writer, rev. from the same die as previous, 38mm (cf. Noble II, 1169); Dalgleish, aluminium check, rev. half loaf, 22mm; Andrew Ednie, copper calendar medal, for perfection in scotch cakes shortbread, etc., rev. Dessau’s calendar for 1895, 38mm [8]. Second, third and seventh extremely fine, others very fine but last with edge knocks, mostly scarce (£80-100)

Provenance:
N.G. Brodie Collection, DNW Auction 55, 8 October 2002, lot 471.

W. Ambrose, wholesale and retail wine and spirit merchant, 1 Gabrie’s road; John Anderson, proprietor, The North British Magasin, 101 Princes street; British Public House Co, 11 High street and 16 Cowgatehead, Edinburgh, also 51 shore, Leith; Malcolm Daish & Co, Scotch whisky blenders; Andrew Ednie, award-winning baker and confectioner, Grindlay street