Lot 1188

Description

Colliery tallies or checks, late 19th century - early 20th century, nearly all in brass, arranged alphabetically in 2x2 boxes(2), all Yorkshire unless stated otherwise, a comprehensive collection sold with a copy of original manuscript listing detailing sizes, metal, shape and legends. Akton Hall (4 - 3 varieties; Allerton Bywater * (2 varieties); Astley & Tyldesley (Lancashire) * (2 varieties); Barnboro * (1); Barnsley (5 - 3 varieties); Bullcroft (1); Cadeby (2 - 1 variety); Cadley Hill (1); Carlton (2 - 1 variety); Dalton (2 varieties); Darfield (2 - 1 variety); Dearne Valley (1); East Ardsley (1); Fryston (2 varieties); Goldthorpe (1); Haigh Moor * (3 varieties); Hardwick (1); Hickleton (3 - 2 varieties); Hoyland (1); G.H.&C (1); Ladysmith (Cumberland?) * (1); Lofthouse (2 - 1 variety); Manvers * (6 - 4 varieties); Midland (Salop)(3 - 1 variety); New Monkton (3 - 2 varieties); Normanton (2 - 1 variety); North Gawber (1); Nostell (4- 3 varieties); Old Silkstone (2 varieties); Rockingham (1); Rotherham (11 - 7 varieties); Strafford (2 - 1 variety); Vane Tempest (2 - 1 variety); Waterloo (1); Wath (1); Wellington (Cumberland) * (2 varieties); West Riding * (3 varieties); Wharncliffe, Wood Moor * (3 - 2 variety); Whitehaven (Cumberland) William Pit (1); Worsborough * (7 - 5 varieties); Yorkshire Main Collieries, Doncaster * (1); Uncertain locality Wm/ Unit/ Lamp check (1); Grange, Newton Chambers & Co Ltd:- Thornycliffe, Sheffield (6 - 3 varieties), Parkgate (4 - 3 varieties), Rockingham * (5 - 3 variety); Smithy Wood * (2 varieties), Tankersley * (1); Miscellaneous N.C. & Co/ Colliery/ Surface and Iron Works (2 varieties)(4 - 3 varieties); National Coal Board; Barrow (5 - 3 varieties); East Ardsley (1); Frickley (1); Grange (1); Haughton (4 - 2 varieties); Newmarket * (1); Normanton * (1); Prince of Wales (Pontefract)(1); Reckingham (1); St John's (1); Savile * (1); Smithywood (4 - 2 varieties); Syndale (1); Thorncliffe (1); Water Haigh * (1); Wentworth (2 varieties); West Riding (1); Wharncliffe (1); Whitwood (1); Pay Checks, Kellingley (2 varieties); Led.L (1); New.M(1); Peckfield (1) Prince of Wales (2 varieties); Sny(1); Whit (1). Those illustrated marked with *. Very fine - extremely fine (163).

Purchased from R.Gladdle in 1983.