Unidentified Brass Token From London

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Pertinax Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2134 Posts	Posted 11/16/2012 9:20 pm Can you identify this please ? What is the significance of the placement of the 2 holes ? I think I've seen a similar 2 holes on other tokens but I can't remember where ! Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16848 Posts	Posted 11/16/2012 9:46 pm The appearance of "No." beneath the denomination indicates that this is a specific type of token: a "barber check". In a large barbershop, the chairs would be numbered; individual barbers being paid per haircut would be paid on the basis of the amount of tokens returned with the number of their chair on them. Looking at this Downies auction, lot #901 is for a set of seven RH & Sons barber checks: 2d, 3d, 4d, 4½d, 6d, 9d and 1/-. The one shilling token is shown. The set was estimated at AU$90 but went unsold. Quote: What is the significance of the placement of the 2 holes ? I think I've seen a similar 2 holes on other tokens but I can't remember where ! Generally, patterns of holes like this on tokens are to facilitate hanging the tokens on a simple dispenser of some kind with a pair of metal bars. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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