Lot 742

Description

London, Music and Concert halls, promenade etc, St. James's Hall in brass (34mm) (D&W.-; M.G.-) (illustrated). B.O. Conquest Royal Grecian 6 pence (D&W.68/176) (M.G.790). (illustrated). Royal Alhambra Music Hall Cooper/ST No.3 engraved ticket in silver (27mm) pierced for suspension; M.'Jullien's Concert in cupro-nickel (31mm) issued at Drury Lane circa 1855 (M.G.465) (illustrated); Christy's Ministrels in copper (24mm) (M.G.541) (illustrated); Cooper's Virginia Female Christies/2nd seats in brass (28mm) (M.G.542) (illustrated); Argyle Rooms in white metal (36mm) a notorious casino in Windmill Street, deprived of its licence in 1878 (D.&W.64/151a; M.G.548) another as before but pierced for suspension (illustrated); Cremer Jun. in brass (farthing size) (22mm) (M.G.550) (BWS.2440). Royal Music Hall N.C.T. in brass (34mm) (M.G.600). Strand Music Hall 3d, 6d oval, 1/-, 2/6 oval (29 x 23mm) and (24mm) in brass for first two and cupro-nickel the other two (M.G.607,-, 606,-) (illustrated); Gattis Palace of Varieties in gilt brass (31mm) 4d, no hole punched (illustrated), another with hole (M.G.-). Royal Forester's Grand Christmas Pantomime in tin (32mm) bracteate style (M.G.-) (illustrated). Inshaw's Mechanical Lecture and Concert Hall 3d in brass, hexagonal (35mm) (MG.-) (illustrated). Dalton Lecturer on Natural Philosophy in white metal (25mm) (D.&W.220/146) M.G.936 (2). W.S. Woodin Egyptian Hall Piccadilly in brass (23mm); Thomson & Mathieson Bazaar 1/- in brass (26mm); The Domestic Bazaar Coy. in brass (26mm) reverse stamped 1/7« (illustrated) , another stamped 4/4; The great Bazaar 6«d/plain in brass (24mm) James's American Bazaar 6d in brass (33mm) (M.G.-) (illustrated), United States Bazaar Company 6«d and a halfpenny/wreath and inner circle, in brass (33mm). Cathedral Bazaar token, spend me as 6d October 9.10.11 1928 Birmingham, in brass (22mm) (illustrated). Daniel Webster/Not Transferable 1853 in white metal (28mm) (illustrated) Page Hall August 25 1870 in white metal (29mm) bracteate, Stumperlow Hall 1872/James Dixon October 26 1872 in white metal (28mm) (illustrated). Fine-good extremely fine. (30)

The first from Baldwin in 1992 (ticket 'Purchased in Richmond Sepr '27') the others mostly from Schwer in 1984, the last three from Baldwin in 1987, the Daltons from Spink in 1975 and 1978, the Inshaw ex H. Pegg (lot 233 part) Collection.