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19th century earthenware flagons.
c19 Earthenware Flagons

19th century earthenware flagons.

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19th century earthenware flagons.
Halfpenny Token from The Bear, 1668
Bear Token

Halfpenny Token from The Bear, 1668

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Halfpenny Token from The Bear, 1668
Halfpenny Token from The Bear, 1668
Bear Token

Halfpenny Token from The Bear, 1668

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Halfpenny Token from The Bear, 1668
John of Gaunt Token, 1792
John of Gaunt Token

John of Gaunt Token, 1792

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John of Gaunt Token, 1792
John of Gaunt Token, 1792
John of Gaunt Token

John of Gaunt Token, 1792

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John of Gaunt Token, 1792
Post and rails at Down Gate, ,ade at Gibbons' Ironworks.
Down Gate Railings

Post and rails at Down Gate, ,ade at Gibbons' Ironworks.

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Post and rails at Down Gate, ,ade at Gibbons' Ironworks.
Codd-neck mineral water bottle, by Champ & Sons.
Mineral Water

Codd-neck mineral water bottle, by Champ & Sons.

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Codd-neck mineral water bottle, by Champ & Sons.
Beer Bottle by T.E. Crook.
Beer Bottle by Crook

Beer Bottle by T.E. Crook.

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Beer Bottle by T.E. Crook.
Hungerford Sanitary Laundry Brochure
Laundry Brochure

Hungerford Sanitary Laundry Brochure

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Hungerford Sanitary Laundry Brochure
Portable Spin Dryer, made by Chilton Electric Products in the 1960s. (Kindly sent by Glen Culver).
Chilton Spin Dryer

Portable Spin Dryer, made by Chilton Electric Products in the 1960s. (Kindly sent by Glen Culver).

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Portable Spin Dryer, made by Chilton Electric Products in the 1960s. (Kindly sent by Glen Culver).
A John Butler farthing token, c.1665. The large Butler family included John Butler, tallow-chandler in 1664. Reference is made in a sale of a similar token to The Tallow Chandlers' Arms, but I know of no other reference to this.
John Butler token(a)

A John Butler farthing token, c.1665. The large Butler family included John Butler, tallow-chandler in 1664. Reference is made in a sale of a similar token to The Tallow Chandlers' Arms, but I know of no other reference to this.

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A John Butler farthing token, c.1665. The large Butler family included John Butler, tallow-chandler in 1664. Reference is made in a sale of a similar token to The Tallow Chandlers' Arms, but I know of no other reference to this.
John Butler token(b)
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John Butler token(c)
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John Butler token(d)
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W G Taylor medicine bottle.
W G Taylor bottle

W G Taylor medicine bottle.

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W G Taylor medicine bottle.
Timothy Lucas token c1660 (photo kindly sent by John Lynes, Sep 2019)
Timothy Lucas token-b (1)

Timothy Lucas token c1660 (photo kindly sent by John Lynes, Sep 2019)

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Timothy Lucas token c1660 (photo kindly sent by John Lynes, Sep 2019)
Timothy Lucas token c1660 (photo kindly sent by John Lynes, Sep 2019)
Timothy Lucas token-b (2)

Timothy Lucas token c1660 (photo kindly sent by John Lynes, Sep 2019)

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Timothy Lucas token c1660 (photo kindly sent by John Lynes, Sep 2019)
A collection of tokens sold in 2020 (see main article for details).
Tokens

A collection of tokens sold in 2020 (see main article for details).

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A collection of tokens sold in 2020 (see main article for details).
A brass 'guard' to screw into beer cask bunghole. Inscribed "PLATT, HUNGERFORD".
20221104 Platt Brewery brass guard

A brass 'guard' to screw into beer cask bunghole. Inscribed "PLATT, HUNGERFORD".

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A brass 'guard' to screw into beer cask bunghole. Inscribed "PLATT, HUNGERFORD".
 
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