St Lucia, CUL-DE-SAC VALLEY, St. Lucia Central Sugar Factory Co. Ltd., coal tally for movement of coal to the factory boilerhouse, obv. legend, rev. COAL, copper, 25mm (Lyall 494, Devaux - ). Very fine or better, dark toning, extremely, the only recorded specimen £240-£300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, World Tokens, the Property of a North Country Collector.

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Provenance: Bt. 1984

The first sugar factory was established in 1873 and supported by the Governor, who urged the planters to support a central factory system. In 1874 Ordinance 34, known as the Central Factory Ordinance, was passed to promote The St. Lucia Central Sugar Factory Co. Ltd. and to raise £30,000 for that company. Two other factories were established, but all had closed down between 1940 and 1974