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index below.
|
br=brass, bz=bronze, Cu=copper, Sn=tin, Al=aluminium, Zn=zinc
"|" stands for
a line break. If this is in the outer legend, it indicates the
lettering is "upside down" with
respect to the earlier lettering
"=" indicates the following data is in the field
I have those marked with an asterisk.
Items illustrated without "*" are from
rubbings or photocopies.
If you can supply any missing illustrations, please do so.
A full listing of basic types of all L&N checks
i.e. from Ireland and England, Scotland, Wales & Isle of Man
is on the CD.
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LONDON & NEWCASTLE TEA CHECKS
ref Andison & Heaney
I have those dies listed in black. Known dies are in red
The following advertising cards ex F.E.Dixon via Emil Szauer.
"Tea clipper loading from inland craft - sunset"
"Drying and rolling the leaf - evening"
A L&N shop - in Blyth, England which issued at least one check.
From the website
http://www.picsofblyth.co.uk/past4.htm courtesy of Keith Richardson.
I need to add; directory page, modern dublin tea packet
On the obverse of all pieces (ie the side with the outlet's address)
the legend is
"Throughout England Scotland & Ireland"
except for 1876 dated pieces, where the legend reads
"Throughout North of England & Scotland".
Much useful background information can be found in Francis
Heaney's 1976 article published in Irish Numismatics No
52, and Andrew Andisons paper in the British & Irish
Tokens Journal Vol 1 No 1 (Aug 1980), from which most of
the following is derived.
Since the above two papers, more die varieties and c/ms have come to
light and they have been described and catalogued, with
die numbers, by Andrew D. N. Andison in The London
& Newcastle Tea Company Checks (updated 1993).
Ceelom? indicates the indistinct signature
possibly Adams, Adoms Aelom Ceelom etc?
Many pieces have been countermarked
- see separate file on CD-ROM.
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Basic types in my collection shown *,
known types shown +, possible/probable types shown ?
| 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 GREEN | 1876
| | * | * | *
|
| 10 CASTLE St | 1876
| | * | * | +
|
| 28 BOLTON St | 1880
| | * | * | *
|
| 44 Sth GEORGE St | 1876
| | * | * | *
|
| 64 THOMAS St | 1879
| | * | * | ?
|
| NEW SOUTH CITY Mkt | ? |
| | |
|
| CAPEL St. | ? |
| | |
|
| Gt BRUNSWICK St | ? |
| | |
|
| 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 | ? |
| | |
|
| TRAMORE | ???? | ? |
| | |
|
| WATERFORD | 4 BROAD St
| 1879 | | *
| * | ?
|
| 1891 | * | *
| * | *
|
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This explains the die/countermark table of varieties & countermarks
|
| indicates probably doesn't exist
|
C 2263
| black=I have this die var. (countermarked "C")
|
- 2261
| red=I don't have this (non-c/m piece)
|
?
| might exist
|
??
| unknown
|
London & Newcastle Irish Die Varieties & Countermarks
| City/Town
| Address
| Year
| 2 oz
| ¼ lb
| ½ lb
| 1 lb
|
| BELFAST
| 169&171 NORTH St
| 1876
|
|
- 2264
L 2264
|
- 4262
R 42??
L 42??
RL42??
|
L 8361
|
| CARLOW
| 4 CASTLE St
| 1891
|
- 1401
|
- 2461
|
- 4471
|
- 8451
|
| CLONMEL
| 55 JOHNSTON St
| 1879
|
|
- 2261
- 2263
|
- 4264
- 43??
|
- 8251
|
| CORK
| 92 NORTH MAIN St
| 1879
|
|
- 2261
|
- 4264
|
?
|
| 94 PATRICK St
| 1879
|
|
- 2263
|
- 4251
- 4264
|
- 8251
|
| DROGHEDA
| 97 WEST St
| 1879
|
|
? ????
|
- 4251
- 4252
|
?
|
| DUBLIN
| 27 WEXFORD St
| 1876
|
|
- 2253
- 2261
- 2263
- 2265
|
- 4261
- 4281
|
- 8251
|
| 109 TALBOT St
| 1876
|
|
- 2263
F 2263
- 2264
L 2264
- 2265
|
- 4252
L 4252
- 4261
BL4261
- 4262
- 4264
|
- 8361
- 8351
|
| 133 STEPHEN'S GREEN
| 1876
|
|
- 2252
G 2252
W 2252
- 2261
B 2261
G 2261
L 2261
- 2263
B 2263
C ??
|
- 4251
B 4251
- 4252
- 4264
B 4264
G ??
T ??
|
- 8251
|
| 10 CASTLE St
| 1876
|
|
- 2265
B 2265
C ??
|
- 4252
|
- 8251
|
| 28 BOLTON St
| 1880
|
|
- 2253
|
- 4281
|
- 8251
|
| 44 Sth GEORGE St
| 1876
|
|
- 2252
- 2263
|
- 4252
|
- 8251
|
| 64 THOMAS St
| 1879
|
|
- 2261
- 2263
|
- 4264
W 426?
|
?
|
| NEW SOUTH CITY Mkt
| ??
|
|
|
|
|
| CAPEL St.
| ??
|
|
|
|
|
| Gt BRUNSWICK St
| ??
|
|
|
|
|
| GALWAY
| 4 SHOP St
| 1879
|
|
- 2253
|
- 4251
|
- 8251
|
| KILKENNY
| 45 HIGH St
| 1879
|
|
- 2253
|
- 4251
|
- 8251
|
| 1893
|
- 1401
|
- 2461
|
- 4471
|
- 8451
|
| KINGSTOWN
| 49 Lwr GEORGE St
| 1876
|
|
- 2265
I 2265
|
- 4261
|
?
|
| LIMERICK
| 56 WILLIAM St
| 1879
|
|
- 2253
C 2253
|
- 4251
- 4252
C 4252
|
?
|
| LONDONDERRY
| The DIAMOND
| 1879
|
|
- 2263
|
?
|
?
|
| SLIGO
| 51 KNOX St
| 1880
|
|
- 2253
C 2253
|
- 4251
|
?
|
| TIPPERARY
| CHURCH St
| ??
|
|
|
|
|
| TRAMORE
| ????
| ??
|
|
|
|
|
| WATERFORD
| 4 BROAD St
| 1879
|
|
- 2261
- 2263
|
- 4264
|
?
|
| 1891
| - 1401
|
- 2461
|
- 4471
|
- 8451
|
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"+" indicates this die known on an Irish token
L&N Die Identification
See the illustrations here and
here
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Die identifications for 2oz dies - or see the illustration
| Die
| signature/
maker
| dot/star
size (mm)
| dot or
5/6 points?
| trans'r
touches
| trans'r
points to
| Length
of G
| G points
to
| width of
maker name
| dot in
maker
| other
features
|
| 1161 | Ardill only | | | |
| | | | |
|
| 1251 | Game & Ardill | | | |
| | | | |
|
| +1401 | Ceelom? & Ardill | | | |
| | | | |
|
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Die Identification for ¼lb dies - or see the illustrations
| Die
| signature/
maker
| dot/star
size (mm)
| dot or
5/6 points?
| trans'r
touches
| trans'r
points to
| Length
of G
| G points
to
| width of
maker name
| dot in
maker
| other
features
|
| 2101
| Ardill only
| 1
| dot
| -
| ?
| -
| -
| 10
| no
|
|
| 2251
| Game & Ardill
| 1
| 5
| J (just)
| O to C
| 2.5
| I
| 9.5
| no
|
|
| +2252
| do
| 2
| 5
| K, J
| O to C
| 2
| DI
| 9
| no
|
|
| +2253
| do
| 1r
| 5
| K
| DO to O
| 2.5
| I
| 8
| dot
|
|
| +2261
| do
| 1.5r
| 6
| -
| O to C
| 2
| IL
| 10
| no
| serif
|
| 2262
| do
| 1r
| 6
| -
| O to AC
| 3
| DI
| 8.7
| dot
|
|
| +2263
| do
| 2h
| 6
| -
| DO to O
| 1.5
| I
| 9
| no
|
|
| +2264
| do
| 2h
| 6
| K
| O to C
| 2
| L
| 10
| dot
|
|
| +2265
| do
| 1
| 6
| e (just)
| O to C
| 2.2
| IL
| 8.5
| no
| =2281
|
| 2351
| Game only
| 2i
| 5
| 1, K
| D to O
| 3
| -
| -
| -
|
|
| 2361
| do
| 1.7v
| 6
| 1, E, e
|
| 2
| -
| -
| -
|
|
| 2362
| do
| 2v
| 6
| -
| DO to CO
| 3.7
| -
| -
| -
|
|
| 2363
| do
| 1.5
| 6
| -
| DO to C
| 2.7
| -
| -
| -
|
|
| +2461
| Ceelom? & Ardill
| 1h
| 6
| 1, K
| DO to C
| -
| -
| -
| no
|
|
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Die identification for ½lb dies - or see the illustrations
| Die
| signature/
maker
| dot/star
size (mm)
| dot or
5/6 points?
| trans'r
touches
| trans'r
points to
| Length
of G
| G points
to
| width of
maker name
| dot in
maker
| other
features
|
| 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
| do
| 2u
| 5
| K (just)
| DO to C
| 3
| I
| 10
| dot
|
|
| 4253
| do
| 1i
| 5
| 1, K, J
| O to AC
| 3.2
| L
| 10
| no
|
|
| +4261
| do
| 1
| 6
| K, T
| DO to C
| 2.7
| D
| 8
| no
|
|
| +4262
| do
| 1.5
| 6
| -
| DO to CO
| 2
| L
| 9.5
| dot
| LEDDS
|
| 4263
| do
| 1.5u
| 6
| -
| O to C
| 2.5
| DI
| 10
| dot
|
|
| +4264
| do
| 1
| 6
| 1, K, T
| O to C
| 2.2
| D
| 10
| dot
|
|
| +4281
| do
| 1
| 8
| 1,K,T,E
| DO to C
| 3
|
| 9
| dot
|
|
| 4361
| Game only
| 2r
| 6
| -
| O to C
| 4
|
|
|
| crushed G
|
| 4362
| do
| 1.5v
| 6
| K
| O to C
| 4
|
|
|
| do.
|
| 4363
| do
| 1.5
| 6
| -
| O to C
| 4.5
|
|
|
|
|
| 4364
| do
| ?h
| 6
| K
| DO to O
| 5
|
|
|
|
|
| +4471
| Ceelom & Ardill
| ?
| 7
| K, T, E
| O to C
|
|
|
| no
|
|
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Die identification for 1lb dies - or see the illustrations
| Die
| signature/
maker
| dot/star
size (mm)
| dot or
5/6 points?
| trans'r
touches
| trans'r
points to
| Length
of G
| G points
to
| width of
maker name
| dot in
maker
| other
features
|
| 8101
| Ardill only | | | | |
| | | |
|
| +8251
| Game & Ardill | | | |
| | | | |
|
| +8361
| Game only | | | |
| | | | |
|
| +8451
| Ceelom & Ardill | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
note: a 1/4lb check type 43?? is believed to exist for Clonmel
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Presents from L&N - a present worth 6d with every 1 lb of tea
Tea 2/- 2/4 2/8
3/- per pound
Hundreds of articles with quantities from 1/4 to 40 lb.
For example;-
L&N GIFTS
| ¼ lb
| ½ lb
| 1 lb
|
| Large dinner plate
| Tea pot
| Knife & fork
|
| Cup & saucer
| Tea caddy
| Eight egg cups
|
| Tea spoon
| Handsome vase
| Tea Pot
|
| Mug or bowl
| Purse
| Four tumblers
|
Waterford News, July 1894
Best value in Ireland, our champion 2/= pure Indian Tea. We give with every purchase, a present equal to 1 1/2 pennies for every quarter of tea. 3 pennies for 1/2 pound of tea and 6 pennies for 1 pound of tea. See our biscuit range of lunch, tea, ginger snaps and mixed - all at 3 pence per pound. London & Newcastle Tea Company, Broad Street, Waterford. Also at Kilkenny & Carlow.
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L&N BELFAST 169&171 NORTH ST
| 2oz
| ¼ lb
| ½ lb
| 1 lb
|
|
| 
| 
| 
|
|
|
- 2264
L 2264
|
- 4262
R 4262?
L 4262?
RL?
|
L 8361
|
Seaby, in a note to
AN:B36 stated that 11 North St Belfast had 'become'
the London & Counties Tea Co. by 1877 (..1884..),
and was vacant by 1892. Heaney first listed the Belfast
address as 11 North St, in IN52, and this seems to have
been accepted by Seaby in IN77. However, a Kelly's
directory of 1879 contained an advertisement for the
L&N chain, and the Belfast address was given as 169 &
171 North St, as shown on the 1lb check. Did they move
from No 11 or was the similar tea company name mistaken
for the L&N one?
L&N CARLOW 4 CASTLE ST
| 2oz
| ¼ lb
| ½ lb
| 1 lb
|
|
| 
| 
| 
|
|
- 1401
|
- 2461
|
- 4471
|
- 8451
|
L&N CLONMEL 55 JOHNSTON ST
| 2oz
| ¼ lb
| ½ lb
| 1 lb
|
|
| 
| 
| 
|
|
|
- 2261
- 2263
|
- 4264
- 43??
|
- 8251
|
L&N CORK 92 NORTH MAIN ST
| 2oz
| ¼ lb
| ½ lb
| 1 lb
|
|
| 
| 
|
|
|
|
- 2261
|
- 4264
|
?
|
L&N CORK 94 PATRICK ST
| 2oz
| ¼ lb
| ½ lb
| 1 lb
|
|
| 
| 
| 
|
|
|
- 2263
|
- 4251
- 4264
|
- 8251
|
L&N DROGHEDA 97 WEST ST
| 2oz
| ¼ lb
| ½ lb
| 1 lb
|
|
| 
| 
|
|
|
|
- 225? {c/m "A & B"}
|
- 4251
- 4252
|
?
|
L&N DUBLIN 28 BOLTON ST
| 2oz
| ¼ lb
| ½ lb
| 1 lb
|
|
| 
| 
| 
|
|
|
- 2253
|
- 4281
|
- 8251
|
L&N DUBLIN 10 CASTLE ST
| 2oz
| ¼ lb
| ½ lb
| 1 lb
|
|
| 
| 
|
|
|
|
- 2265
B 2265
C ?
|
- 4252
B 4252
|
- 8251
|
L&N DUBLIN 133 STEPHEN'S GREEN
| 2oz
| ¼ lb
| ½ lb
| 1 lb
|
|
| 
| 
| 
|
|
|
- 2252
G 2252
W 2252
- 2261
B 2261
G 2261
L 2261
- 2263
B 2263
C ?
|
- 4251
B 4251
- 4252
- 4264
B 4264
G ??
T ??
|
- 8251
|
L&N DUBLIN 109 TALBOT ST
| 2oz
| ¼ lb
| ½ lb
| 1 lb
|
|
| 
| 
| 
|
|
|
- 2263
F 2263
- 2264
L 2264
- 2265
|
- 4252
L 4252
- 4261
BL4261
- 4262
- 4264
|
- 8361
- 8251
|
L&N DUBLIN 64 THOMAS ST
| 2oz
| ¼ lb
| ½ lb
| 1 lb
|
|
| 
| 
|
|
|
|
- 2261
- 2263
W ?
|
- 4264
W 426?
|
?
|
L&N DUBLIN 27 WEXFORD ST
| 2oz
| ¼ lb
| ½ lb
| 1 lb
|
|
| 
| 
| 
|
|
|
- 2253
- 2261
- 2263
- 2265
|
- 4261
- 4281
|
- 8251
|
L&N DUBLIN 44 SOUTH GEORGE ST
| 2oz
| ¼ lb
| ½ lb
| 1 lb
|
|
| 
| 
| 
|
|
|
- 2252
- 2263
|
- 4252
|
- 8251
|
L&N GALWAY 4 SHOP ST
| 2oz
| ¼ lb
| ½ lb
| 1 lb
|
|
|
| 
| 
|
|
|
- 2253
|
- 4251
(img. courtesy Todd)
|
- 8251
|
L&N KILKENNY 45 HIGH ST 1879 & 1893
| 2oz
| ¼ lb
| ½ lb
| 1 lb
|
|
| 
| 
| 
|
|
|
- 2253
|
- 4251
|
- 8251
|
|
| 
| 
| 
|
- 1401
|
- 2461
|
- 4471
|
- 8451
|
L&N KINGSTOWN 49 LOWER GEORGE ST
| 2oz
| ¼ lb
| ½ lb
| 1 lb
|
|
| 
| 
|
|
|
|
- 2265
I 2265
|
- 4261
|
?
|
L&N LIMERICK 56 WILLIAM ST
| 2oz
| ¼ lb
| ½ lb
| 1 lb
|
|
| 
| 
| 
|
|
|
- 2253
C 2253
|
- 4251
- 4252
C 4252
| 8251
Courtesy Larry Walsh
|
L&N LONDONDERRY 9 THE DIAMOND
| 2oz
| ¼ lb
| ½ lb
| 1 lb
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- 2263
|
- 4???
|
?
|
Rubbing of either required!
The 1/4lb was illustrated in Irish Numismatics No.82
L&N SLIGO 51 KNOX ST
| 2oz
| ¼ lb
| ½ lb
| 1 lb
|
|
| 
|
|
|
|
|
- 2253
C 2253
|
- 4251
|
?
|
L&N WATERFORD 4 BROAD ST 1879 & 1891
| 2oz
| ¼ lb
| ½ lb
| 1 lb
|
|
| 
| 
|
|
|
|
- 2261
- 2263
|
- 4264
|
?
|
| 
| 
| 
|
|
- 1401
|
- 2461
|
- 4471
|
- 8451
|
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MISCELLANEOUS TEA COMPANIES
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Co. DUBLIN - LONDON & LIVERPOOL TEA Co
|
|
| OP24
|
| LONDON & LIVERPOOL TEA CO. BLACKROCK
|
| J.C.PARKES DUBLIN
|
| Illustrated in Occasional Papers No 24. Any further info on this piece welcomed.
|
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Co. DUBLIN - RINGSEND TEA WAREHOUSE
|
|
| OP24
|
| RINGSEND TEA WAREHOUSE M B
|
| J.C.PARKES DUBLIN
|
| Illustrated in Occasional Papers No 24. Any further info on this piece welcomed.
|
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Co. DUBLIN - ASSAM PLANTATION TEA COMPANY
|
| *--
|
| ASSAM PLANTATION TEA COMPANY | 98. GREAT BRUNSWICK ST = LB | (stamped) 1/4 | CHECK | DUBLIN
|
| J.C.PARKES * DUBLIN * between concentric circles 28mm br
|
The bar forming the quarter is large and near vertical, and looks more like a price ie perhaps it means 1 shilling and 4 pence a pound tea!
An American auction listed a 1/4lb piece from here but 24mm - an error?
|
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Co. DUBLIN - THE CASTLE TEA COMPANY
|
| *--
|
| THE CASTLE TEA COMPANY | .DUBLIN. = 22 & 23 | a castle | CASTLE ST
|
| TO BE PRESENTED AT 22 & 23 CASTLE ST . = ONE | QUARTER | POUND |
ARDILL LEEDS (in a beaded circle)
|
|
| *--
|
| similar to previous but from a different die.
|
| PAYABLE AT ANY OF THE CO'S BRANCHES . = ONE | QUARTER | POUND |
ARDILL (in a beaded circle)
|
| ONE QUARTER POUND on the first, is in sans serif letters,
while on the second it is in a semi Gothic style.
|
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Co. DUBLIN - INDIA & CHINA PLANTATION TEA COMPANY
|
| *--
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| INDIA & CHINA PLANTATION TEA COMPANY * = a castle on an elephant
TRADE MARK (straight) below (all in a circle)
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TO BE PRESENTED AT DUBLIN OR KINGSTOWN * = ONE | POUND |
ARDILL LEEDS (all in a circle) 29mm Zn? also silvered Zn
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| INDIA & CHINA PLANTATION TEA COMPANY * = a castle on an elephant TRADE MARK (curved) below
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| TO BE PRESENTED AT DUBLIN OR KINGSTOWN * = ONE | QUARTER | POUND | ARDILL LEEDS mm bz
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THE ERIN TEA COMPANY DUBLIN
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| THE ERIN TEA COMPANY * DUBLIN * = a shamrock inside a beaded circle
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HEAD OFFICE | * 17 CAPEL STREET * = 1/4LB (inside a
beaded circle)
The "1" and the "7" are close together and the dot is nearly beneath the upright of the "L" 21.5mm br
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| as previous
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the "1" and the "7" are further apart and the dot is nearly beneath the middle of the "L"
This was advertised as Gilt Bronze, but it looks like plain brass to me.
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The 17 on these tokens looks as though LI upside down was used.
Another dealer advertised a countermarked piece (possibly an "X" beneath the shamrock in the lower pic.) - if it is a c/m, it's a very small one.
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Co. DUBLIN - AER LINGUS
 Pre 1952?
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| 348 | TEA all crudely stamped on 28mm Al holed
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| blank
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 From 1952?
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| T in a circle stamped on 22mm pink holed plastic disc
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| blank
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These were valid for a cup of tea - used by staff?
Both ex Dixon.
The latter has written on it the F.E.Dixon (?) note "9/9/52 New
issue the others being forged"
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Co. DUBLIN - DUBLIN TEA COMPANY
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| ISSUED BY THE DUBLIN TEA COMPANY .= QUARTER LB. | large hole | *CHEQUE*
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| PAYABLE AT 58 CAPEL ST DUBLIN = odd zigzag lines around hole
22mm br, bz or Cu
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Perhaps the odd shapes are meant to resemble Chinese characters.
The Dublin Tea
Company, blenders and packers, still exists, but is now located at Fairdale Industrial Estate, Artane, Dublin 5
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Co. DUBLIN - BRETT'S
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| BRETT'S . LIMITED . = 2/6 in a circle - brass bracteate
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| do. but 1/- iron brac traces of silvering & rust!
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| do. but 6d iron brac
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| but 3d iron brac
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Brett's "Dublin tea tokens"
were listed in Whytes auction catalogue late 1999.
While the above may be from an Irish tea company, another possibility might be a company which has some of its records lodged in the Historical Manuscripts Commission, UK National Register of Archives;-
Bretts Stamping Co Ltd, drop forgers, Coventry, West Midlands 1897-1976: directors' minutes, agenda and attendance books, share registers, annual accounts. (Private) see HMC Records of British business & industry 1760-1914 metal processing and engineering, 1994, 20th cent : order book Coventry Archives see Annual report 1987-88
However the discrepency between "Brett's" on the token and "Bretts" probably rules them out! It is strange to have a company with a single name which has an apostrophy.
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Co. DUBLIN - (Lyons?)
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| An article in the TCSB described a series of c/m tokens
and suggested one was used in a Dublin exhibition. I will add this later, if I can find it.
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Co. CORK - LIPTONS
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| I'm told that Liptons issued a 1/4lb & 1lb piece in
Mallow Co.Cork - no further details.
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Co. GALWAY - W. J. SILKE GALWAY
Image & info courtesy F.Heaney
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| W. J. SILKE . DOMINICK STREET | . GALWAY .=1/2 LB | CHECK |
NOT | TRANSFERABLE (curved) | 1906
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| similar 31mm br
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Mr Silke went to Galway from Kilconnell early in the 20th C. In 1906 he opened his provisions and grocery business. To commemorate the event, these tickets were issued and could be redeemed by customers for tea. A number of these were handed out in the week preceding the opening. They were later passed to regular customers as a form of discount.
- Extracted from a 1979 Galway Industrial Exhibition brochure.
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Co. KERRY - LONDON & INDIAN TEA COMPANY TRALEE
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| THE LONDON & INDIAN TEA COMPANY'S . = 1LB | CHECK |
----- | CASTLE ST. | TRALEE (all inside a circle)
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| an inner circle beaded border 25mm blackened br?
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| ex Whytes (catalogued as ... INDIA ...
pewter uniface) Feb 1997, lot 463.
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end of data
The London and Newcastle even gets a mention in James Joyce's Ulysses
"... Ill get a bit of fish tomorrow or today is it Friday yes I will with some blancmange with black currant jam like long ago not those 2 lb pots of mixed plum and apple from the London and Newcastle Williams and Woods goes twice as far only for the bones I hate those eels cod yes Ill get a nice piece of cod Im always getting enough for 3 forgetting anyway Im sick of that everlasting butchers meat from Buckleys..." Chapter 18 page 7 (a part of the book without punctuation!)
Does Williams and Woods refers to the long gone halfpennies (or a fish shop of that name?).
The Waterford News, 31st of March 1916, Page 5
WATERFORD SOLDIER'S DEATH
We have heard with regret of the death of Corporal Timothy Reagan of the Royal Irish Regiment which took place at Farnborough. The deceased, previous to the time he joined the army, was engaged as assistant at the London and Newcastle Tea Company's Waterford establishment and also at their Tramore and other branches. He was quite a young man and his bright and genial disposition won friends for him wherever he went. He had been for some time in England, and was injured by a piece of shrapnel from a bomb dropped by a Zepplin. He was operated on two or three times, but unfortunately succombed to his injuries. His many friends in Waterford will learn with regret of his demise.