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Kopstal - Café Conrardy ND
| Brass | 3.55 g | 24.3 mm |
| Location | Luxembourg |
|---|---|
| Type | Business tokens › Restaurant, bar, cafe and hotel tokens |
| Years | 1945-1957 |
| Composition | Brass |
| Weight | 3.55 g |
| Diameter | 24.3 mm |
| Thickness | 1.25 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Updated | 2024-11-13 |
| Numista | N#334929 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Pan-dried mug surrounded by the name and town of the bowling alley manufacturer
Script: Latin
Lettering:
J.-P. HANSEN
MAMER
Edge
Plain
Comment
Café owned by François Conrardy and his wife Elise Perrang. The bowling alley was located at 5, rue de Mamer in Kopstal. According to R. Weiller, the café existed from 1908 to 1957. The establishment no longer exists.The reverse side of the token shows the pan-roasted mug used by the Fisch & Co workshop in Brussels. The legend mentions Jean-Pierre Hansen-Olinger, master carpenter in Mamer. J.P. Hansen was therefore the maker of the bowling set. He is said to have been making skittles from 1945 onwards. The present token can therefore be dated between 1945 and 1957.
The reverse die appears to be unique. No other of Luxembourg's 3,550 tokens or tokens in use in Luxembourg mentions Jean-Pierre Hansen.
