Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

Theatre and Entertainment, SHOREDITCH, Standard Theatre, copper, standard theatre, rev. douglas shoreditch, 38mm (W 416, and p.57, this piece illustrated; D & W 35/378). Good fine, scarce £80-100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Tickets and Passes of London from the David Young Collection.

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Provenance: DNW Auction T4, 13 December 2006, lot 1359.

The Standard Theatre, opened in 1837, was sold to John Douglas in 1849; he was succeeded in the business by his sons. The building was bombed to destruction in World War II