Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673
The Three Tobacco Pipes
This trade token, worth a half penny, was issued for a business at the end of High Timber Street.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 1350; Obv inscription: AT.YE.END.OF.HIGH.TIMBER (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = Three tobacco-pipes (in field); Rev inscription: STREET.NEAR.QVEEN.HITH (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = HIS / HALF / PENY / I.F.F. (in four lines of Roman capitals with triad of initials as bottom, in field).
High Timber Street, off Upper Thames Street, lies in Queenhithe Ward, in the City of London.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- NN17633
- Object name:
- The Three Tobacco Pipes
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- I.F.
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- Related places:
High Timber Street, Queenhithe Ward, City of London, London [City of London], City of London
- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 20 mm, WT 0.99 g
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 80%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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