Date:1850 - 1870 (c.)
Description:A copper alloy token coin advertising W. Howson & Sons Borough Tea House, Newcastle-under-Lyme. White's Directory of 1836 lists William Howson as a grocer at 17 High Street. By the 1851 census William Howson & Son were at 14 High Street, and by 1855 they occupied 15 High Street as well. The firm was still listed in local directories up to 1868. During the 19th century it was common for publicans, licencees and shopkeepers to issue their own tokens or 'checks'. Most of the checks issued in Staffordshire were made by Birmingham and Black Country diesinkers and stamping workshops. They could be spent on goods sold at the named shop, and they also served as advertisements for the business. Obverse: 'VICTORIA QUEEN OF GREAT BRITAIN'. Profile of Victoria. Reverse: 'W. HOWSON & SON, NEWCASTLE / BOROUGH TEA HOUSE'
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Donor ref:66.136.0059 (37/32927)
Source: Staffordshire Museum Service
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