Conder Tokens : My Collection of 18th Century British Merchant Tokens

Salter & Co. (DH 473)

Obv:

Hat makers at work. SALTER'S . 47 . CHARING . CROSS LONDON .

Rev:

A store-front with a cocked hat prominently displayed above the door. CHEAPEST HAT-WAREHOUSE IN THE WORLD

Edge:

Plain

Notes:

Hatters at work In Tradesmen's Tickets And Private Tokens R. C. Bell describes what's going on inside the hatter's shop. The three men at left are engaged in a process known as Working. The man to the far right (on token) is Blocking. In the foreground the proprietor examines the finished product.

The ornaments over the windows on reverse are topped with the Prince of Wales's Plumes.

Tokens in this category (by D&H #): Middlesex - 246 | 276 | 308 | 315c | 323 | 336a | 345f | 353 | 362b | 467 | 473 | 715