Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673; 1668
Unknown
Precival Towle, a baker, issued this trade token, worth a half penny, for his business in Schoolhouse Lane, Middlesex.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 2753; Obv inscription: PERCIVALL. TOWLE. BAKER. IN (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = HIS / HALF / PENY (in three lines of Roman capitals, in field); Rev inscription: SCHOOLE.LANE.RATCLIFFE (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = P.T.T. / 1668 (triad of initials in Roman capitals with date below, in field).
Schoolhouse Lane, lies in Ratcliffe, Tower Hamlets, having formerly been part of Stepney, Middlesex.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- NN18699
- Object name:
- unknown
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Towle, Percival
- Related people:
- Related events:
- Related places:
Middlesex; Schoolhouse Lane, Ratcliffe, Tower Hamlets, London [Tower Hamlets], Tower Hamlets
- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673; 1668
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 21 mm, WT 1.26 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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