London & Newcastle - basic types
*=I have this +=known ?=probably exists
| City/Town
| Address
| year
| 2 oz
| ¼ lb
| ½ lb
| 1 lb
|
| BELFAST
| 169&171 NORTH St
| 1876
|
| *
| +
| *
|
| CARLOW
| 4 CASTLE St
| 1891
| +
| *
| +
| *
|
| CLONMEL
| 55 JOHNSTON St
| 1879
|
| +
| *
| *
|
| CORK
| 92 NORTH MAIN St
| 1879
|
| *
| *
| ?
|
| 94 PATRICK St
| 1879
|
| *
| *
| *
|
| DROGHEDA
| 97 WEST St
| 1879
|
| ?
| *
| ?
|
| DUBLIN
| 27 WEXFORD St
| 1876
|
| *
| *
| *
|
| 109 TALBOT St
| 1876
|
| *
| *
| *
|
| 133 STEPHEN'S GRN
| 1876
|
| *
| *
| *
|
| 10 CASTLE St
| 1876
|
| *
| *
| +
|
| 28 BOLTON St
| 1880
|
| *
| *
| *
|
| 44 Sth GEORGE St
| 1876
|
| *
| *
| *
|
| 64 THOMAS St
| 1879
|
| *
| *
| ?
|
| GALWAY
| 4 SHOP St
| 1879
|
| +
| +
| *
|
| KILKENNY
| 45 HIGH St
| 1879
|
| *
| *
| *
|
| 1893
| +
| *
| *
| *
|
| KINGSTOWN
| 49 Lwr GEORGE St
| 1876
|
| *
| *
| ?
|
| LIMERICK
| 56 WILLIAM St
| 1879
|
| *
| *
| ?
|
| LONDONDERRY
| The DIAMOND
| 1879
|
| +
| +
| ?
|
| SLIGO
| 51 KNOX St
| 1880
|
| *
| +
| ?
|
| TIPPERARY
| CHURCH St
| ?
|
|
|
|
|
| WATERFORD
| 4 BROAD St
| 1879
|
| *
| *
| ?
|
| 1891
| *
| *
| *
| *
|
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London & Newcastle Tea Co. Varieties and c/ms
BELFAST die
NORTH ST
- 1/4lb 1876 .2264
*L 2264
*- 1/2lb 1876 .4262
R+L ?
R ?
L ?
*L 1lb 1876 8361
S
CARLOW
4 CASTLE ST
- 2oz 1891 ?
*- 1/4lb 1891 2461
*- 1/2lb 1891 4471
*- 1 lb 1891 8451
CLONMEL
55 JOHNSTON ST
*- 1/4lb 1879 .2261
- 2263
*- 1/2lb 1879 -4264
- 43??
*- 1lb 1879 8251
CORK
92 NORTH MAIN ST
*- 1/4lb 1879x -2261
*- 1/2lb 1879 .4264
- 1lb
94 PATRICK ST
*- 1/4lb 1879 .2263
*- 1/2lb 1879 .4251
*- 4264
*- 1lb 1879 8251
DROGHEDA
97 WEST ST
*- 1/4lb 1879x 2253
*- 1/2lb 1879x 4251
- 4252
GALWAY
4 SHOP ST
+- 1/4lb 1879 2253
- 1/2lb 1879 .4251
*- 1lb 1879 8251
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DUBLIN die
28 BOLTON ST
*- 1/4lb 1880 -2253
*- 1/2lb 1880 4281
*- 1lb 1880 8251
10 CASTLE ST
- 1/4lb 1876 2265
*B 2265
C ?
+ 1/2lb 1876 4252
*B 4252
- 1lb 1876x 8251
133 STEPHEN'S GREEN
*- 1/4lb 1876 -2252
C ?
*G 2252
*W 2252
- .2261
B .2261
G 2261
*L 2261
- 2263
B 2263
- 1/2lb 1876 .4251
*B 4251
G ?
T ?
*- -4252
*- 4264
B 4264
*- 1lb 1876 -8251
109 TALBOT ST
*- 1/4lb 1876 2263
*- -2264
*L 2264
- 2265
*- 1/2lb 1876 4252
L 4252
- .4261
*BL? 4261
*- 4262
*- 4264
*L 4264
*- 1lb 1876x 8361
*- 8251
64 THOMAS ST
*- 1/4lb 1879 -2261
- 2263
*- 1/2lb 1879 4264
W 426?
27 WEXFORD ST
*- 1/4lb 1876 -2253
- 2261
*- 2263
*- 2265
*- 1/2lb 1876 --4261
- 4281
*- 1lb 1876 .8251
44 Sth GEORGE ST
*- 1/4lb 1876 2252
*- 2263
*- 1/2lb 1876 4252
*- 1lb 1876 8251
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KILKENNY die
45 HIGH ST
+- 2oz 1893 1401
*- 1/4lb 1879 2253
*- 1893 2461
*- 1/2lb 1879x 4251
*- 1893 4471
*- 1lb 1879 8251
*- 1893x .8451
KINGSTOWN
49 LOWER GEORGE ST
*- 1/4lb 1876 2265
*- 1/2lb 1876 .4261
LIMERICK
56 WILLIAM ST
- 1/4lb 1879 2253
*C 2253
*- 1/2lb 1879 .4251
- 4252
C 4252
LONDONDERRY
THE DIAMOND
+- 1/4lb 1879 2263
*- 1/2lb 1879 ?
SLIGO
51 KNOX ST
*- 1/4lb 1880 2253
C 2253
- 1/2lb 1880x .4251
WATERFORD
4 BROAD ST
*- 2oz 1891 1401
*- 1/4lb 1879 2261
- 2263
*- 1891x 2461
*- 1/2lb 1879x 4264
*- 1891x 4471
*- 1lb 1891x 8451
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L&N Tea Check Die identification
(-) indicates die known on an Irish token ref: A.D.N. Andison
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Signed star circle TRANSFER G size width of
by size touches -ABLE to & to Ardill_Leeds
2 oz --------------------------------------------------------------
1161 Ardill only 2v 6 - - - 11 no
1251 Game & Ardill 2 5 K & J O to C 1.5 DI 9.5 dot
-1401 Ceelom?/Ardill 1 dot K DO to CO - 9.5 no
1/4 lb --------------------------------------------------------------
2101 Ardill only 1 dot - ? - 10 no
2251 Game & Ardill 1 5 J(just) O to C 2.5 I 9.5 no
-2252 2 5 K & J O to C 2 DI 9 no
-2253 1r 5 K DO to O 2.5 I 8 dot
-2261 1.5v 6 - O to C 2 IL 10 no :serif
2262 1r 6 - O to AC 3 DI 8.7 dot
-2263 2h 6 - DO to O 1.5 I 9 no
-2264 2h 6 K O to C 2 L 10 dot
-2265 1r 6 e(just) O to C 2.2 IL 8.5 no :=2281
2351 J A Game only 2i 5 1,K D to O 3 - - -
2361 1.7v 6 1,E,e 2 - - -
2362 2v 6 - DO to CO 3.7 - - -
2363 1.5h 6 - DO to C 2.7 - - -
-2461. Ceelom?/Ardill 1h 6 1,K DO to C - - no
1/2 lb --------------------------------------------------------------
4101 Ardill only 1 dot - ? - 11.5 no
-4251 Game & Ardill 1.7r 5 K O to C 2.5 D 9.5 dot
-4252 2u 5 K(just) DO to C 3 I 10 dot
4253 1i 5 1,K,J O to AC 3.2 L 10 no
-4261 1 6 K,T DO to C 2.7 D 8 no
-4262 1.5 6 - DO to CO 2 L 9.5 dot LEDDS
4263 1.5u 6 - O to C 2.5 DI 10 dot
-4264 1 6 1,K,T O to C 2.2 D 10 dot
-4281. 1 8 1,K,T,E DO to C 3 9 dot
4361 J A Game only 2r 6 - O to C 4 -crushed G
4362 1.5v 6 K O to C 4 - " e
4363 1.5 6 - O to C 4.5 - -
4364 ?h 6 K DO to O 5 - -
-4471 Ceelom?/Ardill ? 7 K,T,E O to C - - no
1 lb --------------------------------------------------------------
8101 Ardill only 1 dot - - - 12 no
-8251 Game & Ardill 1.5v 5 1,K DO to C 3 I 10.5 dot
-8361 J A Game only 1.7v 6 - D to O 2.5 - -
-8451 Ceelom?/Ardill 5 DO to C - ? no
die digit
1st= weight in ounces divided by 2
2nd= signature/maker
1=Ardill only 2=Ardill+Game 3=Game only 4=Ardill+Ceelom(?)
3rd= number of points in the star between COMPANY'S and THE
4th= die variety - usually distinguished by what TRANSFERABLE
aligns with, what the G in Game points to, whether or not
there is a point between ARDILL and LEEDS, and what characters
touch the inner circle
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ASSAM PLANTATION TEA COMPANY 98 GREAT BRUNSWICK ST DUBLIN
*---- c/m 1/4 LB CHECK / J.C.PARKES * DUBLIN * 28mm br
THE CASTLE TEA COMPANY 22 & 23 CASTLE ST DUBLIN a castle
*ONE QUARTER POUND TO BE PRESENTED AT 22&23 CASTLE ST ARDILL LEEDS
*ONE QUARTER POUND PAYABLE AT ANY OF THE CO'S BRANCHES ARDILL
INDIA AND CHINA PLANTATION TEA Co elephant and castle
*--- DUBLIN OR KINGSTOWN 1 LB 29mm Alum
*--- DUBLIN OR KINGSTOWN 1/4 LB B1489ca
THE ERIN TEA COMPANY
*--- 1/4 LB / HEAD OFFICE 17 CAPEL ST 21mm br 2 types
AER LINGUS (The following were valid for a cup of tea)
*--- TEA 348 all crudely c/s on 28mm Al holed blank
*--- T c/s on 22mm pink holed plastic (this has written on it a
F.E.Dixon note "9/9/52 New issue the others being forged")
DUBLIN TEA COMPANY
*--- ISSUED BY, QUARTER POUND CHEQUE / ..58 CAPEL ST DUBLIN holed
W.J. SILKE
---- DOMINICK STREET GALWAY 1/2 LB CHECK 1906 31mm br
THE LONDON & INDIAN TEA COMPANY
*---- 1 LB CHECK CASTLE ST. TRALEE / inner circle black br
BRETTS Ltd
*Why99 3d, 6d, 1/-, 2/6 listed as a "19th C. Dublin tea token"
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