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Token - 1 Penny, Joseph Brickhill, Draper & General Importer, Campbell Town, Tasmania, Australia, 1856
Reg. No: NU 3571
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- Summary:
- Copper One Penny Token, mint unknown. Issued by Joseph Brickhill, Draper & General Importer, Campbell Town, Tasmania, 1856. Joseph Brickhill was born in 1800. In 1836 he purchased a town allotment in Campbell Town and built a large retail store. In his store he kept a large Airedale hound, to scare would-be burglars. One night the dog turned on him and he never fully recovered from the injuries sustained, he died in 1865 aged 65. Brickhill was connected with many business ventures and was a devout Methodist.
Previous Collections: National Gallery of Victoria - Description:
- A circular copper token (34 mm diameter) with the name, address and business of the issuer: Joseph Brickhill, Commercial House, Campbell Town, draper and general importer. The token has no pictorial element but also provides the denomination and date.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 34 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 15.571 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | drapers, import trade |
| Themes this item is part of: | Joseph Brickhill, Shop Keeper (1800-1865), Numismatics & Philately Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection |
| Primary Classification: | TRADE TOKENS |
| Secondary Classification: | Australia - Tasmania |
| Tertiary Classification: | working strikes |
| Series: | Trade Tokens |
| DateEra: | 1856 AD |
| Denomination: | 1 Penny |
| Obverse Description: | Legend in six lines, the first and last curved around inside the beaded rim: . JOSEPH BRICKHILL . / DRAPER / AND / GENERAL / IMPORTER / CAMPBELL TOWN |
| Reverse Description: | Legend in five lines, the first and last curved around inside the beaded rim: . ONE PENNY TOKEN . / ADVANCE / TASMANIA / 1856 / COMMERCIAL HOUSE |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: JOSEPH BRICKHILL DRAPER AND GENERAL IMPORTER CAMPBELL TOWN Reverse: ONE PENNY TOKEN ADVANCE TASMANIA 1856 COMMERCIAL HOUSE |
| Shape: | Round |
| Material: | Copper |
| Issued By: | Joseph Brickhill, Campbell Town, Tasmania, Australia, 1856 |
| Previous Collection: | National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) Numismatics Collection, pre 1976 |
| References: |
McNeice, R., Coins and Tokens of Tasmania, 1803 - 1910, pp. 71-72; Andrews, A., Australasian Tokens and Coins, p. 32; 1856 Campbell Town Juror's List, transcribed by Alicia Herbert http://www.rootsweb.com/~austas/campbell_townjur.htm ; Petterwood, G., 'Tasmanian Tradesman's Tokens', in Tasmanian Numismatist, Internet Edition, Vol. 6, Issue 11, November 2001 http://www.vision.net.au/~pwood/Nov2001.htm; Advertisement, Hobart Mercury, 8 July 1854, p. 4. |
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