Lot 1358

Description

Jamaica, J.B.P.A. (Jamaica Banana Producer's Association Ltd,) work tallies in aluminium (27mm) 1932 and 1937 (Lyall 327, 328). Jamaica Fertiliser Products Ltd, Falmouth, work tally for 1 (unit) carrying bat manure in baskets, undated but circa 1932 (lyell 329). Jamaica Fruit & Shipping Co. Ltd, work tallies in aluminium (21mm) 1919, 1919 countermarked with 6 spoked circular stamp, 1921, 1921 countermarked as before, 1923; (27mm) 1928, 1930 (Lyell 330-6). Kingston Wharves Ltd incuse stamped work tally in aluminium, trefoil shaped (27mm) undated but used 1945-1967 (Lyall 339). Seavers & Company, S &Co., incuse stamped brass work tally (Lyall 363). S & H. incuse similar to last (Lyall 364) S.S. Smith Company, SSS incuse stamped brass work tally (Lyall 367) (circa 1904-15) Standard Fruit and Steamship Co. (Ltd) incuse stamped brass work tally (Lyall 368) for use at Kingston, circa 1935-1951. Tropical Fruit Corporation, die struck work tally in aluminium (22mm) dated 1923 (Lyall 377; Rulau 135) (illustrated). Wentworth Estate, incuse stamped work tallies in copper and zinc on rough cut square and round blanks (Lyall 440, 442) (illustrated). Fine-very fine. (18)

The last two ex Carnegie Museum of Natural History (lot 397) Collection, the others ex D. Carr (lots 299, 302, 332, 334, 338, 340, 342-6) except the third from Format in 1986.