Jamaica, Gray’s Inn (Jamaica) Central Factory Ltd., employee identification (3), GRAY’S INN CENTRAL, brass, uniface, holed as issued, 39mm (Lyall 185); GRAY’S INN (JAMAICA) CENTRAL FACTORY, around incuse 27, brass, uniface, holed as issued; similar but incuse F (Forman ?), Lyall 186, 187); Jamaica Government Railway, perhaps an employee identification tag or a pass, brass, uniface, holed as issued, 39mm (Lyall 188) [4]. Fine or better, all rare £40-£60

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

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Gray’s Inn is a sugal factory near Annatto Bay. The Jamaica Railway was founded in 1843 and the first trains ran in 1845. It was founded by William and David Smith but became the property of the Jamaica Government in 1900 after financial troubles