© BCNumismatics
© BCNumismatics
1 Farthing Monmouthshire - Chepstow / T. Perkins ND
| Bronze | - | 22 mm |
| Location | United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
|---|---|
| Type | Medals › Advertising medallions |
| Years | 1861-1871 |
| Value | 1 Farthing (1⁄960) |
| Currency | Pound sterling (1158-1970) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Diameter | 22 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#335705 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Advertising across seven lines, first and last curved.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
T.PERKINS
TEA DEALER
&
COFFEE
ROASTER
HIGH ST.
CHEPSTOW
Edge
Plain.
Comment
1843-1876 Thomas Perkins, grocer, 9 and 28 High Street. 1876-1884 Thomas Perkins & Son, wine & spirit merchants, 9 High Street. 1884-1887 as previous, but 1 The Priory. (N & A Cox).1851 census: Thomas Perkins 30, born in Chepstow, wife Eliza, 30, born in Cardiff, they had two children named after their parents. They had a shopman and a housemaid. In 1861 only the son remained at home helping his father in the business. They had two shop assistants and a domestic help. In 1871 he styled himself as grocer and wine merchant, his son, now 25, was working in the business along with a shopman, and one general servant. In 1881 he was a brewer and wine merchant, still in the High Street, with his wife, a 14-year-old niece and a servant.
