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Hindley

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Pub token
Pub token
Photo: Peter
Views: 2,138
Item #: 31389
What was the purpose of this?

Comment by: Rubyshoes on 3rd August 2019 at 08:05

It looks to me to be a miners tally.
The miner had to hand it in when he went underground and retrieve it when he came up. A safety check to make sure they were either below ground or above.

Comment by: Billy Bunter on 3rd August 2019 at 12:29

Look at the other picture showing the other side. It's a pub token.

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