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The medal shows a well engraved portrait of Albert Smith (1816-1860) and on the reverse side is the text EGYPTIAN HALL MUSEUM 1860. The medal was struck in brass with much of its original gilt remaining. There is a hole to accommodate a suspension loop.
This medal dated 1860 was issued to commemorate Albert Richard Smith’s long-standing association with the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly, London. Albert Smith originally went to medical school in London and Paris to train as a surgeon but later found his niche in life as an author and entertainer. He became a well known writer of novels, plays and short-stories throughout Victorian England. Albert Smith also liked to travel and recount his adventures including those of his ascent on Mont Blanc in the Alps (1851) and of his journeys throughout China (1858). He also entertained in the Egyptian Hall enthralling audiences with readings of his own works, recounting his adventures of climbing Mont Blanc and from China.
The Egyptian Hall Museum was a museum opened to the public in 1812 and housed in a specially designed building with an ancient Egyptian style façade. The museum was built by William Bullock at the enormous cost at the time of £16,000 but the venture proved immensely profitable for him. Many ancient Egyptian artefacts brought back by Napoleon’s armies found there way there as well as many displays of other non-Egyptian and natural history objects. After 1820, the museum also served as an entertainment hall. It was located at number 22 Piccadilly, London but sadly, was demolished in 1905 and the present site is occupied by office blocks at numbers 170-173 Piccadilly.
References:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Richard_Smith (Wikipedia article on Albert Smith).
www.les-alpes-livres.com/Resources/Albert Smith NPa.pdf (Article about collectables associated with Albert Smith. The medal pictured above is mentioned but is undrilled and passed as a token).
www.georgianindex.net/Bullocks/Egyptian_Hall.html (Small article on teh Egyptian Hall Museum with contemporary engraving prints).
www.victorianweb.org/art/architecture/london/60.html (Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly from an 1895 photograph).
Enamels: n/a.
Finish: Gilt.
Material: Brass.
Fixer: Suspension loop/eye.
Size: 7/8” in diameter (about 22mm).
Process: Die stamped.
Maker: Pinches (of London).
Thank you for reading.
Stuart.
Reverse side of Bakery token from R. Marrigan's Bakery in Deseronto. Text reads: "GOOD FOR & 1/2 LOAF OF BREAD."
Part of a collection of materials found during the move of the Deseronto Archives.
50008 Thunderers driver is about to surrender the token from Arley at Highley during the SVRs 50 years of the Class 50 gala.
The Dude Saloon was a popular saloon in Birmingham from 1871 until 1907 when the City of Birmingham implemented local prohibition. Like other saloons during this time, the Dude sold tokens that could be exchanged for food, drink, and presumably, "lodging".
The Dude Saloon and Restaurant was located in the Webb Building on the southwest corner of 20th Street and 2nd Avenue North from 1871 to 1907 and operated by Joe J. Hochstadter. The well-furnished bar was located on the ground floor with rooms for boarding guests upstairs. In 1887 the Dude Saloon advertised "regular meals" for 25 cents.
The Webb Building exterior has been changed and "modernized" over the years, but it still stands today in north Birmingham. It was one of the first commercial 3-story buildings in Birmingham. The building was built by J. B. Webb of Elyton, who is said to have claimed a $100 prize from the Elyton Land Company for his investment in the new city. (source: Bhamwiki.com)
Long since retired, CTA, like other transit agencies, minted its own tokens. This one was full fare, and about the size of a dime.
One of a series of medals issued by Peter Kempson in 1797. It shows the New Meeting House after it had been re-built following the riots of 1791.
Accession number: 1939 N161
I think the name Hoyle on this token refers to Edmond Hoyle (1672- 1769) who was a writer best known for his works on the rules and play of card games. The phrase "According to Hoyle" came into the language as a reflection of his generally percieved authority on the subject.
For the most part my husband and I don't need these any more - we have a monthly parking permit for the train station. But every once in a blue moon we both need to take the train at different times, so it's good to have a couple of these around for those situations.
A love token on an 1891 seated liberty dime bearing the letter M which I recently purchased at auction.
Love tokens were popular in the United States from circa 1860 - 1910. An individual would smooth one side of a coin and engrave initials, words or symbols of personal significance. In the American tradition, the love token was given to a sweetheart as a token to be carried at all times.
A more detailed history of love tokens is available at the PCGS website:
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The story of how all this series of pictures came to be is here on a Utata entry. Mouseover the "note" link on the bottom menu to see the story.
You need long arms to be a Worth Valley Railway signalman. Here No. 78022 waits while 37075 comes downhill and gets the token for the single line to Keighley.
A Hindu temple token (ramatanka), intended as an offering at a temple, probably 19th or 20th century manufacture. First side shows Rama with his brother Lakshmana. Reverse shows Rama seated with his consort Sita on throne, with the monkey-god Hanuman below. Lakshmana is to the left, and Rama's two sons Kusha and Lava stand to the right. This seems to be a common temple-token type; other Hindu designs are known, as well as some Sikh and even a few Muslim types.
Token Creek Preserve Park - Sun Prairie, WI
What's better than one beautiful sky? TWO beautiful skies!
I was in a mood to shoot small this morning, and when I was contemplating what to use as my subject du jour this was staring me in the face. My husband had given it to me, thinking that it was an old, leftover New York City Subway Token. Except that when I tried to look it up this morning, it didn't turn up in NYC token history. So I looked a little further, and established that the Metropolitan Transit Authority One Fare token was a pre-1964 token from Boston. We lived in Boston in the mid-80's, so this must have been leftover from that time. I guess they were the same size as the MBTA tokens that replaced them, and they must have remained in circulation until the time that Boston replaced tokens with Charlie Cards (like NYC's Metro Cards).
What tokens are tucked away in your drawer or chest.
Love letters? Photographs? Pressed flowers? Or is it a secret? Just old memories...
Thank you for looking. xxxx
A special for the Railway children charity, organised by a combination of East Midland Trains, The 125 Group and the Branch Line Society running around the north of England and visiting the NYMR as a part
JIM'S
SUPER
MARKETS
FOOD STAMP CREDIT
50¢
IN ELIGIBLE FOODS
Date: Circa 1970s
Source Type: Token
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Plasco Company
Postmark: Not Applicable
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: Jim's Super Markets, known as the Fiesta Villa Supermarket chain, operated in Michigan City, LaPorte County, Indiana, at 1002 North Karwick Road, the intersection of Ohio Street and Earl Road, and the intersection of Woodlawn Avenue and U.S. Route 20 during the 1970s and 1980s. These retail establishments were owned by James Agemy.
On August 3, 1984, Agemy would plead guilty in federal court to two charges of mail fraud in a scheme whereby his employees would redeem at face value coupons for products that they had not purchased (i.e., coupon fraud). Agemy would then issue "credit slips" to his participating employees that could be used to purchase products at his chain of stores at a discount. The fraudulent scheme resulted in the redemption of coupons in excess of $100,000 and operated over a five year period from January 1978 November 1982.
U.S. District Court Judge Allen Sharp sentenced Agemy to a suspended five year sentence of each of the two charges, imposed a fine of $1,000 on each count ($2,000 in total), and required Agemy to establish a $100,000 fund for restitution to the defrauded companies.
Beginning in the 1930s, the federal government issued coupons to families and individuals whose income level was below a certain threshold. The purpose of the coupons was to assist in the purchase of food. Today, SNAP cards are issued by the federal government for the same purpose.
During the 1970s, the lowest denomination of federally issued "food stamps" was one dollar and federal law prohibited the exchange of food stamps for money. Hence, to solve the issue of providing change to customers, companies issued credit tokens in lieu of money. These tokens could then be used to purchase "eligible food" items.
The federal law changed in January 1979 and retailers were allowed to provide change to customers as long as the coins amounted to less than one dollar. This new law essentially eliminated the use of food stamp credit tokens in the United States.
⦿ Wagaman No. m-4010; rarity modern
Sources:
Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; August 4, 1984; Volume 136, Number 217, Page 10, Columns 1-4. Column titled "Restitution Offered in $100,000 Coupon Fraud."
South Bend Tribune, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana; August 4, 1984; Volume 112, Number 148, Page 3, Column 4. Column titled "Grocer Pleads Guilty in Fraud."
South Bend Tribune, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana; September 8, 1984; Volume 182, Number 148, Page 10, Columns 4-5. Column titled "Restitution Part of Sentence."
Wagaman, Lloyd E. 1981. Indiana Trade Tokens. Fairfield, Ohio: Indiana-Kentucky-Ohio Token and Medal Society. 302 p.
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"Look to this day, for it is life, the very life of life.
In its brief course lie all the realities and verities of existence.
The bliss of growth, the splendor of action, the glory of power.
And yesterday is but a dream, and tomorrow is only a vision.
But today - well lived - makes every yesterday
a dream of happiness,
and every tomorrow a vision of hope.
Look well, therefore, to this day."
This quarter sized jeton may have been issued in Corsica from 1736-38. The legend reads THEODORVS on the revese side. On this side though the legend reads PRIN-LEO-DVX (duke). Below is a bit of history of King Theodore of Corsica.
Neuhof, Theodor, Baron von (tā'ōdôr' bärōn' fən noi'hōf) , 1694–1756, German adventurer, b. Metz, France. After a career as a soldier and diplomat, he was persuaded by Corsicans rebelling against Genoese rule to become (1736) their king as Theodore I of Corsica. Driven from Corsica by the Genoese with French aid in 1738, he tried (1738, 1743) unsuccessfully to regain his throne. After 1749 he lived in poverty in England and was once released from debtors' prison through the influence of Horace Walpole. He figures grotesquely in Voltaire's Candide.