Working History — 1900-1999
Token, porter's token
Brass porter's token used at Billingsgate wholesale fish market. Market porters at London's wholesale markets were casual labourers. They carried goods for a number of different traders. In order to keep a tally of work done they were paid in tokens marked with the name of the trader they had portered for and the value of the job done. At the end of the day or week the porters would convert the tokens into cash wages. This token is marked one side with the trader's name 'H.M.Swain Billingsgate' and the value 2s and, on the reverse 'two shillings 2s'
- Category:
- Working History
- Object ID:
- 81.379/2
- Object name:
- token, porter's token
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Neal, R.
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- Production date:
- 1900-1999
- Material:
brass
- Measurements/duration:
- L 27 mm, W 43 mm (overall)
- 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:
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