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A copper token made by Peter Kempson to commemorate the opening in 1772 of the most prestigious place to stay in Birmingham: The Hotel in Temple Row.
Accession number: 1939 N157
A copper token made by Peter Kempson to commemorate the opening in 1772 of the most prestigious place to stay in Birmingham: The Hotel in Temple Row.
Accession number: 1939 N157
Player tokens from the Empire Builder series of rail games from Mayfair Games. These tokens are hanging out on the board map from Empire Builder itself. My copy of that game is not a first edition, but it is old enough to pre-date the addition of Mexico.
Trade tokens became widely used in the US somewhere around the time of Andrew Jackson's presidency and enjoyed popularity into the 1930’s. They were used by saloon keepers, grocers, cigar stores, pool halls, confectioners, and many other businesses. Token manufacturers would often come into a town and take a number of different business orders. Small towns may have several businesses with tokens with very similar characteristics as a result.
Trade tokens served several purposes for the business owner who distributed them. They were a form of currency when coinage was scarce. During the late 1800’s and early 1900’s drinks often sold for 15¢ or 2 for 25¢. Many times, patrons would stop in on the way home from work for a quick one. By pricing two for a quarter, the saloon owner could insure a return visit or would profit when the token was not redeemed at all. Further, these were a way to advertise the business. There are literally thousands of different tokens. I was unable to find out anymore on this particular one.......
Sharples Token
Ref: INV: 16851
Obverse [head]: Decorative pattern at the top and bottom, two four leaf clovers either side of inscription in the centre: T. SHARPLES CONCERT ROOM AND MUSEUM STAR INN CHURCHGATE BOLTON.
Reverse [tails]: Star with seven points inside a wreath.
Biography
This token is from an exciting Victorian Bolton attraction, the Sharples Concert Rooms and Museum, which were located above the Star Inn on Churchgate.
Unfortunately, it is not known how this token entered the museum. The token was found during an inventory of the token collection. However, there are several other tokens like this one in the collection. This is because the Sharples Concert Room and Museum are seen as an important part of the social history of Bolton.
Some interesting facts
The full name of the museum part of the Sharples rooms was ‘Sharples Museum of Curiosities in Nature & Art’, and you can see an original guide to the museum on display when our new Local History Gallery opens in the autumn.
In the guide book to the museum, strange curiosities described include a duck with two heads!
Find out more
There is currently another Sharples token on display in our very own ‘cabinet of curiosity’ located on the ground floor of Bolton Central library to the rear of the library.
For more information about the concert rooms and musical entertainment at Sharples, see
Dagmar Kift, The Victorian Music Hall: Culture, Class and Conflict (Cambridge University Press, 1996) in Part One ‘The English Music Hall’.
Paying for drink without the hassle of searching for the correct amount of money? This can be done via tokens of the
Token Company.
Please be aware... I am no coin expert. Titles here are either what I was told when acquiring these or are from a simple Google search. I make no claim as to them being 100% accurate but I make an effort to be as factual as I am able when posting. There may well be some duplication of coin type or variety, but I try not to double post any single coins. My feeble brain may slip on that from time to time. These are all from my semi worthless collection of world coins from over the years. Little to no value exists in most (if not all) of them. They are just a hobby.
An odd little token I found in the grass outside of work. A Google search has found it's just an arcade token - not nearly as exciting as originally thought it could be given where it was found.
Created with fd's Flickr Toys.
from one of those make-it-yourself machines that used to be everywhere. When I was a kid in the early 60's we would go to the bus station and make them with obscenities on them, thinking we were getting away with something. Come to think of it, if I could find one now, I would probably still do the same thing - - some people never grow up
The tokens really are a bargain -- 50 (40 plus "10 free") cost $10 -- we had a coupon to give us 40 + 30 "free" for $10. Each game then takes one token and spits out tickets which can be traded in for dollar-store junk. Still, it made kiddo plenty happy.
Trade tokens were produced by Birmingham traders in the 1660s and 1670s. This was partly because small change was in short supply after the English Civil War. Merchants and tradesmen issued halfpennies like this one on the understanding that they would later exchange them for money. This kept trade going and was a great way to advertise their business. We can tell from this token that Edward Freeman was a grocer. He wouldn’t have just sold fruit and vegetables, but spices and all sorts of dried food.
Accession number: 1885 N1527.29
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One of a series of medals issued by Peter Kempson in 1797. It shows St Mary’s Chapel in Weaman Street which was built in 1774.
Accession number: 1939 N171
A 1980 telephone token issued by Pakistan Telegraph and Telephone (T&T). Part of my Privet Collection .
18/06/2017 (Sun) 1334 Hammerton (between Harrogate & York) 155347 + 153351 2C39 1320 York - Leeds via Harrogate (signaller collecting single line token)
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One of a series of medals issued by Peter Kempson in 1797. It shows St Mary’s Chapel in Weaman Street which was built in 1774.
Accession number: 1939 N171
Soft sunset as evening falls in Tok, Alaska.
250 exposures, taken 5 seconds apart, combined at one second intervals for this time-lapsed sunset video.
Per Larry Moran this token was struck in 1797. It commemorated a mail delivery service which was started by J. Palmer and traveled from Liverpool to London and back. Note the die cracks on the obverse of this coin.