Lot 185
Tokens – Jewish Businesses and Jewish Traders in Tasmania and in London
Seventeen tokens minted for use by Jewish businesses and Jewish traders in Tasmania and London. Most of the tokens are from the second half of the 19th century.
1-3. Three tokens issued by John Ashby, a stock broker in Bartholomew Lane Bank. London [ca.1820]. On one side appears a bull with the head of the banker Nathan Meir Rothschild and the inscription "John Ashby Stock Broker no. 3 Bartholomew Lane Bank". (On one token appears the inscription Ashby & Young Stock Brokers). On the reverse appear the office hours and an additional beast with the head of the banker Moses Macatta. Diameter: 35 mm.
4-7. Four tokens issued by E. Moses & Son, England, 1850, 1853, 1856. Diameter: 38 mm. Pinhole to both tokens.
8-9. Two tokens issued by Lewis Abrahams, trader of fabrics and sewing materials. Tasmania, 1855. Diameter: 34 mm, 27 mm.
10-11. Two tokens issued by R. Josephs, a toll-collector in the New-Town toll gate in Tasmania, 1855. Diameter: 33 mm, 27 mm.
12-16. Five zinc tokens – various values – J. Salmon & Son Ltd. Average diameter: 30 mm.
17. Medal issued by Carrera Tobacco Company as a gift for its workers commemorating the establishment of the new plant in London. London, 1928. Diameter: 38 mm. Hook for hanging.
