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Token - 1 Penny, Robison Bros.& Co, Victoria Copper Works, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1862
Reg. No: NU 29350
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- Summary:
- Copper One Penny Token, minted by Thomas Stokes, Melbourne. Issued by Robison Bros.& Co, Victoria Copper Works, Melbourne, 1862. William and George Robison founded this company in 1854 and were joined by their brothers over the next nine years. In 1858 William Robison, one of the founders of the company, left to begin his own, competing business. By 1862 the main family firm was listed in Flinders Street, they later moved to South Melbourne. Once established in South Melbourne the business expanded, and in addition to their metal working business, Robison Bros. developed a substantial ships chandler's business. They remained at their South Melbourne site until 1971.
Previous Collections: Henry S. Smith - Description:
- A round copper token (34 mm diameter) featuring the name, company name and address of the issues: Robison Brothers, Victoria Copper Works, 31 Flinders Street West, Melbourne The reverse features an emu standing facing left in front of a rising sun with thirteen long light rays. Below on a scroll the motto ADVANCE VICTORIA (without the spread bouquet of rose thistle and shamrock emerging below scroll that occurs on other stock emu dies). Around above, VICTORIA . 1862, around below in two lines, T. STOKES _ MAKER / 100 COLLINS ST. EAST MELBOURNE. Border of 122 beads, the beak of the emu is cut by the 6th ray. There is a large scratch across the emu. It is numbered in the standard catalogues as: Sharples Emu 1 = Heyde Emu 1 = Andrews 17.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Robert Edwards - Museum of Victoria, 1988
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 34 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 17.370 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | copper works, heavy industries |
| Themes this item is part of: | Robison Bros. & Co., Victoria Copper Works, Melbourne, Victoria, Numismatics & Philately Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection, Stokes & Son, Medal Makers, Melbourne, Victoria & Sydney, New South Wales |
| Primary Classification: | TRADE TOKENS |
| Secondary Classification: | Australia - Victoria |
| Tertiary Classification: | working strikes |
| Series: | Trade Tokens |
| DateEra: | 1862 AD |
| Denomination: | 1 Penny |
| Obverse Description: | At centre within line circle, ROBISON BROS. / & CO. / 31 / FLINDERS ST / WEST; around, VICTORIA COPPER WORKS : MELBOURNE : (Sharples' obverse C). |
| Reverse Description: | At centre an emu standing facing left in front of a rising sun with thirteen long light rays. Below on a scroll the motto ADVANCE VICTORIA (without the spread bouquet of rose thistle and shamrock emerging below scroll that occurs on other stock emu dies). Around above, VICTORIA . 1862, around below in two lines, T. STOKES _ MAKER / 100 COLLINS ST. EAST MELBOURNE. Border of 122 beads, the beak of the emu is cut by the 6th ray. It is numbered in the standard catalogues as: Sharples Emu 1 = Heyde Emu 1 = Andrews 17. |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: ROBISON BROS. & CO. 31 FLINDERS ST. WEST VICTORIA COPPER WORKS MELBOURNE Reverse: VICTORIA . 1862 ADVANCE VICTORIA T. STOKES - MAKER, 100 COLLINS ST EAST MELBOURNE |
| Shape: | Round |
| Material: | Copper |
| Issued By: | Robison Bros.& Co Victoria Copper Works, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1862 |
| Mint: | Stokes (Mint), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1862 |
| Previous Collection: | Mr Henry Smith |
| References: |
The issue of tokens for Robison Brother & Co. Victoria Copper Works required three different obverse dies. These can be quickly identified by the following steps: 1. If there is a dot under the letter T of ST (of FLINDERS ST) it is from obverse A. 2. If there is no dot under the letter T of ST and the letter S of BROS is below the letters RK of WORKS it is obverse B 3. If there is no dot under the letter T of ST and the letter S of BROS is below the letters K of WORKS it is obverse C. The reverse were Stokes stock dies with the following combinations observed: Obverse A combined with Arms 1 and Emu 4 Obverse B combined with Emu 1 Obverse C combined with Emu 1(this token), Emu 2 and Vine 1 During this work Stokes acquired their own copper rolling mill permitting them to manufacture their own blanks. It is thought that the commercially available copper sheets were too thin and caused the dies to break. When they were able to prepare thicker blanks this was overcome. The weights of the tokens reflect the thickness of the blanks they were struck on. See Sharples JNAA.7 p55 - 56. Possible linkages between Stokes and the Victoria Copper Works in respect of blank production might prove useful. |
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