17thC Tokens

[Gifford]

Hi, Just wondering if there are any other collectors of Lincolnshire 17th Century Trade tokens out there. Thanks

[scottishmoney]

I collect 17th century tokens with a focus on unusual issuers ie the one token I have is the only known issuer whose profession was a rat catcher, but also collect tokens issued by women.  I really don't have a focus on particular locales.

[Peter]

3 hours ago, scottishmoney said:

I collect 17th century tokens with a focus on unusual issuers ie the one token I have is the only known issuer whose profession was a rat catcher, but also collect tokens issued by women.  I really don't have a focus on particular locales.

Women's tokens were replaced by buisness cards left in phone boxes.I know a chap who collected these

[Gifford]

Would that be the Salisbury rat catcher George Godfrey? I collect Salisbury, Winchester and Andover tokens too but don't have a George Godfey. I am on the lookout for a couple of female token issuers, one Anne Orgainer of Godney and Elizabeth Colls of Crowland

[scottishmoney]

1 hour ago, Gifford said:

Would that be the Salisbury rat catcher George Godfrey? I collect Salisbury, Winchester and Andover tokens too but don't have a George Godfey. I am on the lookout for a couple of female token issuers, one Anne Orgainer of Godney and Elizabeth Colls of Crowland

Indeed.  It even has a portrait of a ubiquitous rat.  What I enjoy the most about 17th century tokens is that many of them are very personal to the issuer - unlike many later tokens that were issued by municipalities, workhouses etc.

[DaveG38]

5 hours ago, Peter said:

Women's tokens were replaced by buisness cards left in phone boxes.I know a chap who collected these

If you had worked for BT and lived in Portslade, you'd have needed a hell of a storage space for the business cards. About 25 years ago, when I last visited the exchange, there was one entire huge wall completely covered in cards retrieved from coin boxes - back then BT was actively going round removing these on a regular and sustained basis, basically because BT was concerned about its image and the message failure to remove the cards might send.

[OldCurrencyExchange]

There is a very nice chap I follow from London - he regularly publishes (extremely well researched) eloquently written articles on 17th C tradesmens tokens of London. He might know someone on Lincolnshire that he would put you in touch with.

https://c17thlondontokens.com/