Catalogue
Racing Ticket, in white metal (34mm) Night/racehorse left, undated but circa 1820. Good fine and very rare, unpublished.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Wigtonshire Trotting Track, in brass (2, one with cancelling hole) and white metal (35mm) edges straight grained. Very fine or better and rare (3).
Estimate $180
SOLD $0
Three Cranes Wharf, London, Edward Pemberton (undated, circa 1730) Holland & Cooke at Y Hand & Apple, 3 Cranes, 1708 and similar but Gould, 1759, all in lead (27mm). Fine-very fine and very rare. (3)
Estimate $500
SOLD $400
Truck ticket, Glenham, Francis Wade, halfpenny, 1812 (Davis 12, Withers 745). Medium brown patina extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $900
SOLD $700
Morston, (Norfolk) William Buck Junr, 1817, pint (or penny) token in copper (35mm) edge centre grained left (Withers p239). Scratch at 4 o'clock on the reverse, otherwise good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $0
Another, as previous. Fair/fine and very rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Truck ticket, Remington & Smith, one shilling 1804, in copper (35mm) (D&W.338/46). Good extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $120
SOLD $600
Liverpool, Preston's Artists Repository, 1794 in white metal (37mm) by T. Wyon (Bell 2; Waters p.8 gives it 4 bis, D&W.342/7a). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $180
SOLD $0
Post Chaise Hill of Birmingham, Williamson of Ripon, advertising check in gilt brass (29mm) undated but circa 1833-5, possibly by T.W. Ingram (M.5292, H.p.822), another from slightly different obverse die, die crack commencing at L of wheels, another in silvered copper with advanced die crack. The second slightly damaged good fine, the other two very fine or better and rare. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Lancashire, Bolton Gas Company elephant/legend in copper (35mm) and (30mm); Lancaster, Gas Company 4 and 2 in copper (33 and 31mm); Huddersfield Gas Company half cwt 1854; Exeter Gas Company Ferry in brass (30mm). Fine-extremely fine and all rare to very rare. (5)
Estimate $450
SOLD $500
S.F.F. Georgetown, (Scottish Filling Factory) «d, 1d and 3d checks in brass (28mm) and (22mm) and cupro nickel, for the munitions factory, all have large S on reverse. For many years these were listed as British Guinea. Very fine (3).
Estimate $60
SOLD $0
Trade or advertising tickets, by W.J.Taylor or related, all in copper (28mm); E.Parker Importer of Wines and Spirits etc, reverse Wine Vaults and Chichester Cathedral behind, dated 1831; Taylor's mule, the previous reverse with the obverse of the Dutton ticket following, Victoria 5th October 1857 around young head left, WJT on truncation reverse the 1831 crypt of Cathedral scene; the same obverse with G.T. DUTTON, the celebrated 10s 6d Oxford Shoe etc (2) (see H.pp753-756.). Very fine - nearly uncirculated the second very rare. (4)
Estimate $120
SOLD $180
Advertising tickets, of trades and occupation, Dr. McFarlane, Coach Proprietor & Funeral Undertaker 2d May 1866 Greenock; T. Johnson Photographer, Leicester; Wm. Farrer, Wine Merchant and Insurance agent for Phoenix octagonal; Colding Auction, Gramtham (Lincolnshire) (2); H. Mazet hairdresser Palmerston Saloon (20mm); Henry Hannay/Souvenir (illustrated); J. Green Inventor and Sole Manufacturer Royal Seraphine; Caravan/BPR (illustrated); Ludlow, Wine & Spirits by Bowyer circa 1800 (illustrated); Leleu & Co. 1/- hexagonal in copper (31mm) by Neal, Jockey riding horse left possibly a racehorse market ticket (illustrated). Very fine - good extremely fine. (11)
Estimate $300
SOLD $150