British Trade Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Numismatic Books

Staverton, John Jones, Penny, 1811, view of the Staverton factory, rev. ram suspended from ribbon, 18.46g/12h (W 1108). Extremely fine, the obverse with almost full original colour, very rare (£200-300)

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:
Gift of P. Birchall April 1998.

John Jones (†1812), proprietor of the Staverton Super-fine Woollen Manufactory, erected at the turn of the 19th century. The mill was said to house the very latest in textile technology, but hostilities between Jones and local wool shearmen who feared for their livelihoods reached a peak when Jones was attacked and shot in the face in an incident in 1808. His offer of a £500 reward for the capture of the culprits was never claimed. Jones was declared bankrupt in November 1812 and died within weeks. The mill as depicted on the token, engraved by Thomas Wyon, burnt down in 1824, but was rebuilt the following year and, many years later, was acquired by Nestlé, the food processor