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© numismaticroy
Token - P.R.W (Countrerstamped "2") ND
| Brass | 4.84 g | 21.14 mm |
| Location | United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
|---|---|
| Type | Amusement tokens › Game machine and arcade tokens |
| Composition | Brass |
| Weight | 4.84 g |
| Diameter | 21.14 mm |
| Thickness | 1.88 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#57542 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 92% |
Reverse
Rev: Initials with inverted counterstamp.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
P.R.W.
inverted 2
Edge
Plain
Comment
PRW stands for Phonographic Ruffler & Walker, apparently the name of the company around 1970. The company address was St. John's Hill, Clapham Junction, London SW11.Related tokens are as follows:
Ruffler and Walker. (R&W) - Ruffler, who was born in 1911, began in coin-op when in 1934 he met Fred Walker, who was already operating a round of cigarette machines.
Ruffler and Deith.
Deith Leisure.
Phonograph Ruffler & Walker. (P.R.W.)
Phonograph Equipment Company (PE) which much later absorbed competitor Ruffler & Walker Ltd, which later morphed into Associated Leisure Ltd. and years later into Rank and currently into Gamestec
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