Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673
The Three Brooms
Thomas Woollams issued this trade token, worth a half penny, for his business in New King Street, in th parish of St Giles in the Fields, Middlesex.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 2514; Obv inscription: THO. WOOLLAMS. IN. NEW. KING (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = Three brushes hanging from a pole (in field); Rev inscription: STREET. IN. ST. GILES. YE. FEILDS (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = HIS / HALFE / PENNY / T.I.W. (in four lines of Roman capitals with triad of initials as bottom, in field).
St Giles in the Fields was a parish in Holborn, Middlesex; it now lies in the London Borough of Camden.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- 96.66/694
- Object name:
- The Three Brooms
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Woollams, Thomas
- Related people:
- Related events:
- Related places:
St Giles in the Fields parish, Holborn, Camden, London [Camden], Camden
- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 21 mm, WT 1.29 g
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
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