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Halfpenny copper token
Ref: BOLMG: 1914.17.3
William Williamson, his halfpenny copper token, Newton, Manchester 1669.
Obverse [head]: HIS HALFPENNY 1669 in centre, surrounded by: William Williamson of.
Reverse: Two 'W's with flowers entwined between the letters in the centre: NEWTON ...R MANCHESTER.
Biography
This halfpenny copper token is dated 1669 and would have been used by traders in Manchester during the second half of the seventeenth century. It first came into the museum’s collection in 1914 as a purchase from S. H. Hamer of Halifax. The accession number is 1914.17 (part number .3) and the token entered the collection with five other 17th century trade tokens, all from Lancashire. The tokens were previously displayed in the Chadwick Museum, probably soon after 1914. It is unclear if they were displayed in our current museum on the Crescent recently, but you can now see this coin on display.
Some interesting facts…
Traders began minting their own coins in the 17th century as a result of a lack of small change being produced by the Royal Mint. From 1657 to 1752 many retailers, from grocers to city corporations made their own illegal money.
The coins often had local symbols and the name of the trader that produced them.
Tokens like this one only disappeared from circulation following properly constituted royal coinage in copper in 1792.
Find out more!
This token is now on display in the coin desktop found in the Europe Bay in the World Bays area of Bolton Museum.
Come and see other Lancashire tokens from Clitheroe and Blackburn alongside this one.
Do you have any information about 17th century tokens?
We would like to read any comments, especially if you know about local Lancashire tokens, or anything about Mr William Williamson of Newton, Manchester.
Week 32 / Planes, Trains, or Automobiles
52 Weeks of Pix
A little late to the party....but, my fave game piece of Monopoly(next to the top hat!)
In the game of Monopoly : "Each player is represented by a small metal token that is moved around the edge of the board according to the roll of two dice. The number of tokens and the tokens themselves have changed over the history of the game, with many appearing in special editions only, and some available with non-game purchases. As of 2013, eight tokens are included in standard edition games, including:
Wheelbarrow (1937b edition)
Battleship
Racecar
Thimble
Old-style shoe (or boot)
Scottie dog
Top hat
Cat (2013-onwards)"
The 1A52 12:20 Inverness to Aberdeen arrives at Nairn where the token exchange is completed by a member of the station staff. Class 37/4 37404 'Ben Cruachan' was providing the 'growl' up front.
A product of the English Electric Vulcan Foundary, D6986 was delivered in June 1965. TOPS classification as a 37/0 saw it renumbered to 37286 at the start of 1973. Refurbishment and the fitting of train heating completed in 1985 saw it emerge as 37404 in large logo blue. In January 1986 it was named 'Ben Cruachan' and re-painting to InterCity Mainline livery as illustrated was completed mid-1989. After 33 years and 8 months in service, withdrawal came in February 1999 and the locomotive was scrapped at C F Booth, Rotherham 3 years later.
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Ikoflex w/ Neopan Acros 100 [rescan]
It was late in January. I had just finished making a delivery to Kooper's - the last run I had to do and I wanted to get out with my recently purchased Ikoflex before the sun sank.
Fells Point is cold in the Winter. Lots of people still come but they stick in tighter groups that make the population feel sparse. There are lots of people indoors. Doors and windows into restaurants look like they lead somewhere else, like you could step out of winter for an hour and have a drink.
On the end of the pier you may not be alone but with the sharp wind to your face and the gray waves, the cold metallic and dimpled surface of the token telescope reflects the last light of the dipping sun and its glassy eyes look like they could show you any other desolate place on Earth.
The scene at Daliganj Junction Station in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh where the 11:40 Aishbargh to Izzatnager Junction Passenger 52244 was about to continue its journey north. The token had just been delivered by the bicycle rider who was about to turn and head off back to the control room. YDM-4 6552 would soon head off for Sitapur Junction and beyond.
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A summer Saturday at Welshpool and the driver of Class 37/0 37251 has a quick chat with the duty signalman as the tokens are exchanged. The 2J17 07:53 Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth comprised a set of Inter-City liveried stock that would later return as the 1A50 servce to London Euston.
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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).
This is a re-shot of the subject, because I wan't happy with the detail in the earlier shot and wanted to try something different with it.
D1062 Western Courier arrives at Bewdley North and exchanges tokens from the signalman on 17-5-19
The service is the 10.30 Bridgnorth to Kidderminster on day 2 of the SVR Diesel Festival
This was the only day I could manage a few photos and was not the best weather wise.
TATA based WAG-5 loco - 23162 comes close to me while ALP is busy collecting the token !! Railfan Harsh Dinesh can also be seen in the same frame taking close up shot !!
At Muir of Ord, in August 1980, a brief break in the Mount-St-Helens-inspired miserable weather sees the sun shining on a 26 as it runs in from Dingwall with an up Kyle train.
Pantyfynnon South Signal Box in Carmarthenshire, is a GWR box of GWS design that dates back to 1892 when it had 49 levers. It is a Grade II listed building and clearly has been looked after judging by its current condition. The box controls the entire length of the Heart of Wales line up to Craven Arms in Shropshire using a "No-Signalman Token Remote" signalling system developed in the 1980s to reduce running costs on lightly used single track railways in rural areas. It also allows single freight train access along the Amman Valley Branch. The line was reopened in 2009 for coal trains running to Gwaun Cae Gurwen open cast coal mine (East Pit) run by Celtic Energy. I am told the signal box will remain in service until 2020.
The driver of an Arriva Trains Wales single unit Sprinter, 153323, on the Swansea to Shrewsbury service, is seen collecting the token from the signalman for the onward journey to Craven Arms.
66094 arrives at Brentford with the 0449 Severnside Sita-Brentford. As 6A23 had come down the branch with the ticket this train had the staff. As it will depart before me we exchange tokens so the Southall service can leave with the ticket leaving the staff on 6Z18
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
08/07/2017 (Sat) 1628 Glenwhilly (south of Barrhill, Stranraer line) 156501 1A10 1413 Glasgow central - Stranraer
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The driver of a passenger train is returning a token on the fly while passing through Sala Thammasop station West of Bangkok. Note the trackside device to catch the token.
250917, Token exchange at Lostwithiel,66206 gets the token for the branch as it heads the 6G08 16:29 Goonbarrow-Fowey
"J D HANCNCK II FEB 24, 1970 SON"
When I was three years old my parents went to Chicago to visit one of my dad's air force buddies. My dad brought back this personalized token from a museum there. It was certainly not his first gift to me, but nevertheless I think of it as something I have "always" had.
The other side of the token reads, "Museum Science Industry."
The misspelling of our last name is amusing, given what a careful person my dad normally is.
This is one of many curious items collected in JD's House of Miscellany.
The second man on Class 56 56034 exchanges the token at Aylesbury South box with the Saturday Northolt - Calvert 'Binliner' on 17th March 1990. Depth of field is a bit rubbish thanks to my cheap zoom lens and cheap print film, but its all history now! Photo: Ivan Stewart
The Dean Forest Railway held their Diesel Gala during the weekend of 15 to 17 September 2017 and I was able to make a brief visit on the first day. The lure was to see and photograph the visiting Clayton Type 1, but I also have an affinity with Class 31s, and the EWS livery of 31466 looks quite striking. The 31 has slowed to hand the token over whilst working the 14.00 Lydney Junction to Parkend and has but a few yards to reach its destination.
Woke up early to take the image, edited the image...forgot to post the image. So here it is, for the sake of posterity and workflow completion. Sunrise as it breaks through the treeline this Cold November Morning.