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Mr_Stephen Valued Member United Kingdom 62 Posts	Posted 02/27/2013 07:06 am Anyone know the provenance of these things...? Report this Post to the Staff

peter1234 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1351 Posts	Posted 02/27/2013 08:14 am They were produced by the bucket load in Victorian times.Sometimes with an advert on them or simply gaming tokens.A lot are found holed to be used as a watch fob.There are some rarer types but very few collectors hence worth very little.I picked up about 20 for a couple of quid so see what they were like. Report this Post to the Staff
Mr_Stephen Valued Member United Kingdom 62 Posts	Posted 02/27/2013 09:36 am Thanks for that. I'm presuming the inscription may be some sort of advert then? It's worn quite poorly and I've been unable to make it out. It begins 'CHARLE...' Report this Post to the Staff
peter1234 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1351 Posts	Posted 02/27/2013 10:39 am It would appear yours has an advertisment. There is no hard and fast rule.(in memoray of the good old days is common) Report this Post to the Staff
Mr_Stephen Valued Member United Kingdom 62 Posts	Posted 02/27/2013 10:41 am I shall try and decipher it with a little more care, then. Could prove interesting! Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16868 Posts	Posted 02/27/2013 4:57 pm I believe this is another example of the type made by Charles Peverelle of Birmingham. This recent thread has a less-worn example. 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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