British Trade Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Numismatic Books

Bristol, George Hotel [Knowle], G.E. Driver, brass Threepence, rev. value in wreath, eg, 23.5mm, 3.68g/12h; George Hotel [Shirehampton], brass Threepence, rev. value in wreath, eg, 23mm, 4.09g/12h; George’s & Co, brass Half, old porter brewery around tun, rev. value in centre of radiate star, eg, 23.5mm, George’s Brewery, uniface lozenge-shaped Pint, stamped 618, ep, 45mm, 9.35g, uniface brass Quart, stamped 409, ep, 32mm, 7.58g; [The Globe], Henry Wright, brass Twopence, rev. concentric circle, eg, 27mm, 6.61g; Goat in Armour, brass Twopence by S.A. Daniell, rev. value, eg, 26mm, 5.55g/12h [7]. First and sixth fine, others about very fine or better (£90-120)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Tokens from the Collection formed by the late Barry Greenaway.

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Provenance:
First bt Cole September 1986
*Third bt J.D. Hooper October 1993
Fourth and fifth bt J. Andrews October 1993
Sixth bt Potter November 1990.

George Hotel, High street, Shirehampton. The Bristol Brewery Georges & Co Ltd, incorporated in February 1888, its centenary year; the business formerly known as the Philip George Bristol Brewery and George’s & Co, dated back to 1788 when Philip George (1750-1828) bought Rickett’s Porter Brewery in Bath street. It was the largest firm of independent brewers in Bristol in the 19th century but was subsumed by Messrs Courage in 1961 and closed in 1999; further details are sold with the lot. The Globe, Catherine street, Newtown; Goat in Armour, Narrow quay