Item NU 35764 Token Die - 1 Penny, Obverse, Love & Roberts, Storekeepers, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, 1865

Summary

Steel One Penny Obverse Token Die, made by Thomas Stokes, Melbourne, 1865. Used to strike tokens for Love & Roberts, Storekeepers, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales in 1865. It was also used post World War I to restike these tokens for collectors. The earliest records for Love & Roberts are two advertisements from 1866, the first for the Newtown Store Annual Stock-Taking. The second described their new stock for the 'Autumn and Winter season' and gave an extensive listing of the range of fabrics, hats and other draperies they sold. In 1867 they were listed as 'Storekeepers, Wagga Wagga' in Samson's National Directory of New South Wales for 1867.

Previous Collections: National Gallery of Victoria

Physical Description

A steel die 54 mm high with a base diameter of 56 mm and a working surface diameter of 34 mm. It gives (in incuse mirror image) the name address and business of the firm who ordered tokens from Stokes: Love & Roberts Storekeepers Wagga Wagga New South Wales. The rim of the die is chipped to the border of dots from below 03 to 06.

Obverse Description

A steel die 54 mm highwith a base diameter of 56 mm and a working surface diameter of 34 mm. It gives (in incuse mirror image) Love & Roberts Storekeepers Wagga Wagga New South Wales.