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nattwell New Member United Kingdom 42 Posts	Posted 05/10/2014 12:15 pm can anyone give me an insight to this uk fire brigade token,i.e age, rarity, value, ect.I cannot find a thing about it. thanks in hope. Report this Post to the Staff

fioti Pillar of the Community United States 4212 Posts	Posted 05/10/2014 1:16 pm I'm not familiar/UK area. What's the topmost word? Report this Post to the Staff
nattwell New Member United Kingdom 42 Posts	Posted 05/10/2014 1:20 pm colsterworth Report this Post to the Staff
nattwell New Member United Kingdom 42 Posts	Posted 05/10/2014 6:38 pm more difficult than I thought? Report this Post to the Staff
allranger Pillar of the Community United States 1391 Posts	Posted 05/10/2014 7:28 pm Any chance it could be a apothecary weight? Report this Post to the Staff
nattwell New Member United Kingdom 42 Posts	Posted 05/11/2014 02:34 am no its not a weight I was thinking a pump token? Report this Post to the Staff
Circus Pillar of the Community United States 3079 Posts	Posted 05/11/2014 06:11 am Did the fire brigades charge a fee when they first starting out over there? On this side of the pond. They had a device or shield that was attached to the front of the house to indicate that the owner paid their dues so to speak. Goes along with some of the early formation of our insurance industry. You might be better off contacting Some of the English fire buff groups or collectors. As they might have a lot more information on them and their value. Or the local historical museum. From the way it is portrayed on the programs we get state side very village has a small local museum along with the resident expert. Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 05/11/2014 08:17 am Found a reference to a threepence "check" or token from the Geelong Fire Brigade, and they were in Australia. What I can't find is a record of a town of Colsterworth in Australia; just the one in Lincolnshire UK. http://museumvictoria.com.au/collec...ia-australia Report this Post to the Staff
nattwell New Member United Kingdom 42 Posts	Posted 05/12/2014 12:34 am thanks for all your help trying,i think it may stay a mystery. Report this Post to the Staff
Pertinax Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2133 Posts	Posted 05/12/2014 05:39 am Don't give up yet ! It's worth spending time and a bit of effort. I suggest you write a short piece describing it with photos and send it to Lincolnshire Past & Present - see http://slha.org.uk/publications/magazine/ I also suggest contacting the Lincolnshire Archives - see http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/resi...2378.article Report this Post to the Staff
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