Date:1780 - 1799 (c.)
Description:Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816), dramatist, was born in Dublin. He was Member of Parliament for Stafford 1780 to 1806. When in Stafford, he would stay with his friend William Horton, the shoe manufacturer, at Chetwynd House. This token coin was issued as political propaganda for one of his election campaigns in Stafford in the late 18th century. Electrotype election token for R.B. Sheridan, Member of Parliament for Stafford. Obverse: Portrait of Sheridan. Reverse: 'Resistless wit whose pointed dart pierces corruptions dastard heart'.
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A copper one penny token issued by Stafford shoe manufacturer William Horton in ...
Indenture document on parchment recording the apprenticeship of Henry Dale, aged ...
Copper alloy key with coloured enamelled head in black storage box lined with blue ...
Exterior of Arthur Dobson's wholesale and retail tobacconist, 37 Greengate Street, ...
Thomas Edwin Haywood (1886-1958) was a member of the Stafford Fire Brigade, as was ...
This view shows 33 Mill Bank, Stafford. The cottage has since been demolished leaving ...
This photograph of a Midland Red Bus destined for Doxey was taken in 1983 by Stafford ...
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Donor ref:66.136.0021 (37/32537)
Source: Staffordshire Museum Service
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