Lace Manufacturer Token From 1794
date: label: date made
content: 1794
notes: label: Description
content: This token valued at a half penny was issued by a merchant to pay his workers in 1794. The inscription reads "Pay at Leighton Berkhamsted or London - 1794" with a sheep on one side, "Lace Manufactory" and a woman making lace on a pillow under a tree on the other. "Chambers, Langston, Hall & Co” is stamped around the rim. The token could only be used at one of the merchant's stores. Chambers, Langston, Hall & Co were haberdashers at 46 Gutter Lane, Cheapside, London. This type of tokens was possibly issued due to a shortage of official small change coins in the late 18th century.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United Kingdom: England, London
topic: label: Subject
content: Lace
label: Subject
content: metalworking
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Advertising
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content: Industry & Manufacturing
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content: Coins, Currency and Medals
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content: Lace
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mr. Mendel L. Peterson, 1961
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T12692
label: catalog number
content: T12692
label: accession number
content: 238479
objectType: label: Object Name
content: token, commemorative
label: Object Name
content: token, commemorative, lace
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: copper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2.9 cm; 1 5/32 in