token; trade penny (Newcastle-under-Lyme)

Production date
1813
 Description
Penny Newcastle-under- Lyme cotton works trade token. On the obverse is shows a bale of cotton within a laurel wreath (no longer visible) and an inscription in a circle around it. The reverse had an inscription.
These were issued by The Cotton Works, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.
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Object detail

Department
Object
Production date
1813
Production place
England
Signature & date
Embossed on the obverse is "PAYABLE AT THE COTTON WORKS NEWCASTLE / ONE POUND NOTE FOR 240 TOKENS". On the reverse it reads "FOR PUBLIC ACCOMODATION /1813 / ONE PENNY TOKEN"
Associated date
1813
Associated place
Staffordshire/England
Measurement type, part and reading
Dimensions:0 - Whole:Dia 3.6cm (Dia 1 7/16")
Accession number
1977-040-019

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