Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673
The Black Jack
This trade token, worth a farthing, was issued for a business at the sign of the Black Jack (a tankard-shaped leather jug), in Old Street, Middlesex.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 2166; Obv inscription: AT.THE.BLACKE.GACK (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = A leather black-jack (in field); Rev inscription: IN.OVLD.STREET (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = A.E.S. (triad of initials in Roman capitals, in field).
See also token number 7955 in the Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles, 62, The Norweb Collection: Tokens of the British Isles 1575-1750, Part VIII - Middlesex and Uncertain Pieces. Old Street lies in the London Borough of Islington, having formerly been part of Finsbury and Shoreditch, in Middlesex.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- 96.66/873
- Object name:
- The Black Jack
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- A.S.
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- Related events:
- Related places:
Middlesex; Old Street, Islington, London [Islington], Islington
- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 16 mm, WT 1.00 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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