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The Collection of Tokens formed by the Late David Pottinger

David Charles Pottinger

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№ 271

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19 March 2009

Hammer Price:
£220

Miscellaneous Checks, Warwickshire, Birmingham, W. Beal (2, both brass), gas globe, rev. factory scene; 1894, legend, rev. factory scene, both 31mm (Noble II, 1183); John Bedington, brass, rev. instruments, 27mm (Davis 833); William Davis and John Macmillan, New Centenary token, 1893, copper, rev. Aston Hall, 29mm (Davis 848); W.W. Greener Ltd, gunmetal, rev. elephant, greener’s special coinage metal, 24mm; Hepworth, brass, rev. fleece, 27mm (Davis 917); S[amuel] Hiron, brass, rev. hand-operated press, 26mm (Hawkins p.296, i; Davis 920); H[enr]y Holland, brass, obv. pistols, 24mm (Davis 921); Lisseter, by T. Pope, brass, rev. running horse, 32mm (Davis 736); M. Lyons, 1851, plated brass, obv. Crystal Palace, 34mm (Allen 265, different rev.; Davis 738); Howard Ryland, brass, 26mm (Hawkins pl.19, 10); G. Turner, copper, rev. fleece, 31mm [12]. Lisseter fine, others very fine to extremely fine, a good group £100-150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Tokens formed by the Late David Pottinger.

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Provenance: First bt P. Withers May 1983; *second bt J. Whitmore November 1995; *third and *sixth bt R. Hayes August 1996; fourth bt J. Whitmore April 1980; fifth D.G. Vorley Collection, bt R. Hayes March 1997; seventh bt J. Whitmore May 1986; eighth bt Format September 1992; ninth bt Format February 2001; tenth bt R. Hayes August 1999; eleventh and *twelfth bt J. Whitmore May 2001).

W. Beal, gas fitting manufacturer, Hill street, established 1861; John Bedington, measuring tape manufacturer, 40 Digbeth; William John Davis (1848-1934) of Moseley and John Macmillan (1836-1921) of Edgbaston financed the New Centenary tokens, issued by subscription at 2
s. each and which helped publicise the former’s The Token Coinage of Warwickshire (Birmingham, 1895), which was being compiled at the time the tokens made their appearance; William Wellington Greener (1834-1921), son of the gunsmith William Greener (†1869), ‘Rifle hill’, Aston, made his first breechloader rifles under patent in 1864 and established offices in London, Hull, Montreal and New York; Hepworth, proprietor, Midland Woollen Emporium, 41 New street; Samuel Hiron, press manufacturer and diesinker, 52 St Paul’s square, also Dudley and London; Henry Holland, gunsmith, 21 Steelhouse lane; Lisseter, confectioner; M. Lyons, inventor of bright electroplating 1847, 143 Suffolk street; Howard Ryland, manufacturing stationers and diesinkers, fl. 217 Bradford street 1892-1909; G. Turner, proprietor, Albion House drapery, junction of Worcester and New streets