Lot 1544

Description

India, Canteen Tokens, Clubs and Mills, A F C 5, Kirkee, Amunition Factory canteen in cupro-nickel (20mm) circa 1955 (Pr.157). Soldiers Club, Shillong in brass with central hole, 1 (anna) octagonal (19mm) and 2 (annas) octagonal (25mm)(Pr.205, -). Baroda mill society/ Canteen Token « (anna) in brass square (17.5mm) with central hole (Pr 165). B(uckingham) and C(arnatic) Mills (2) both in cupro-nickel with central hole, round (21mm) and square (20.5mm) both with central hole, (Pr.176, 177). India United Mills Ltd with legends in Hindi brass (21mm) with central hole « (anna)(Pr 179)(2) Kohindor Mills Dadar in brass (20mm) with central hole, no value stated (one anna?) (P.183).Sayaji Mills Society Baroda, Canteen token 0.01 (Naye Paise) (post 1957) in brass (17mm) with central hole. (Pr.203). East India Tramways Co Ltd/ Token 9 pices in black plastic or celluloid (21mm) (Smith ) Automatic Machine Co. (INDIA) in cupro-nickel (19mm) 1 unit by J.H.Somerville. Fine - extremely fine. (13)

The first from Format in 1987 (2020), the second, third, eleventh and last ex R.G.Stewart Collection in 1967, the second last ex H.Pegg Collection, the duplicate United Mills from Spink in 1983, the others ex Carnegie Museum of Natural History (lot 1616) Collection.