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Posted 07/26/2022 6:51 pm
It's definitely not 1700s - the style of script is wrong for that era. Late 1800s, early 1900s is more like it.
And I agree, by that time, "theater" and "theatre" had split along transatlantic lines. I don't think you will find many "theaters" outside of the United States.
I will admit that it is peculiar that a theatre token doesn't identify which theatre it belonged to. It bears all the hallmarks of an individually crafted item, rather than a mass-produced token, so presumably there were never very many of them. The engraving of a name on the back is also quite unusual, as I'm pretty sure that's not the name of the theatre. It might even be unique, a personal ticket owned by the theatre owner or some such. I don't suppose your ancestor's name was "Hodgson", by any chance?
And I agree, by that time, "theater" and "theatre" had split along transatlantic lines. I don't think you will find many "theaters" outside of the United States.
I will admit that it is peculiar that a theatre token doesn't identify which theatre it belonged to. It bears all the hallmarks of an individually crafted item, rather than a mass-produced token, so presumably there were never very many of them. The engraving of a name on the back is also quite unusual, as I'm pretty sure that's not the name of the theatre. It might even be unique, a personal ticket owned by the theatre owner or some such. I don't suppose your ancestor's name was "Hodgson", by any chance?
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
