LONDON & LIVERPOOL TEA Co

 OP24 BLACKROCK / PARKES

RINGSEND TEA WAREHOUSE

 OP24 M B / PARKES

ASSAM PLANTATION TEA COMPANY 98 GREAT BRUNSWICK ST DUBLIN

*---- c/m ¼ 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 ¼ LB  B1489ca

THE ERIN TEA COMPANY

*--- ¼ LB / HEAD OFFICE 17 CAPEL ST the 1 and 7 close together 21mm br
*--- do. but the 1 and 7 are normally spaced

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 ½ 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"

(-) 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
¼ 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
½ 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

Co Down

*DN:V2   BANBRIDGE CO-OP SOC Ltd 6d 26mm br
*DN:V3   do.                     3d
*DN:V4   do.                     1d
*DN:V5   do.                     ½d

 DN:V9   NEWRY & DIST CO-OP SOC  1/= 22mm Zn silvered

Co Armagh

 UPT26   CWS Ltd NI plastic 12 different colours

*AR:V4   ARMAGH & DISTRICT CO-OPe SOCy Ltd 1/= 24mm bz
*AR:V-   do.                               6d
*AR:V5   do.                               3d
*AR:V6   do.                               1d

*AR:V19v GLENANNE CO-OP 5/= 27mm br
 AR:V19  do.            2/6 27mm br
+AR:V20  do.            1/= 23mm br (Rains)
 AR:V21  do.            6d  25mm br
 AR:V22  do.            3d
+AR:V23  GLENARME CO-OP 1d  23mm br  (sic - Glenanne)

 Seaby   KEADY AND DISTRICT CO-OP (exists? - see AR:V12 note)

Co Donegal

 DL:V1   TEMPLECRONE CO-OP Soc Ltd 1/= 24mm silver plated
 DL:V2   do.                       6d (exists?)
 DL:V3   do.                       1d br
 Vor-    do.                       ½d

Co Dublin

*Cribb   NORTH DUBLIN CO-OP SOC LTD 1s 21mm Cribb a1494 br bract.
*FH--    do.                        1d 22mm copper brac.
*FH--    do.                        ½d 22mm copper brac.

*IN18    DUBLIN FRIENDLY CO-OP Soc Ltd ½d c/s INCHICORE

*----    DUBLIN          CO-OP..S..L..HALF SOVn ICP.. 20mm br
 FH--    do.             CO-OP..S..L..2 PENCE 1863 ICP DUB

*----    DUBLIN IND.     COOP.SOC.LTD 1D / 1D ARDILL.. 22mm Cu
 FH--    do.                          2D               22mm Cu
+Whytes  do.    COOP.SOC.LTD.    BREAD 1  br uni
+Whytes  do.    COOP.SOC.LIMITED BREAD 4  pewter uni

 Vor-    DUBLIN MARKET & CO-OP Ir SUPPLY S..L.. bull's head

 Vor-    DUBLIN JOINT STOCK SOCY LTD 3d br

Co Limerick

+IN2-85  LIMERICK     ½d    (also see IN2-88, IN91)
*Cribb   do.          1d br 22mm Cribb a1175
+Whytes  do.          3d

Co Meath

+Rains   MOYNALTY CO-OP..STORES CO L../ £1 22.5mm br 

*Rains   DUNSANY CO-OPERATIVE STORES C.O = £1 / £1 in wreath 

Not Local

*Ad--    IRISH INDUS.CO-OPER. SOCIETY LIMITED DUBLIN = £1 ARDILL LEEDS

*Ad--    IRISH INDUSl CO-OPERe SOCIETY = £1   | LIMITED (London?)
+----    do.                         but 10/- br
 ----    do.                             3d   ZnFe brac 26mm
 Vor-    do.                             2/6  br
 Vor-    do.                             ½d   br