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Lot 1198      

Estimate $300
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $110

MACHINE TOKENS, mostly in bronze, brass and cupro-nickel, usually between 18 and 30mm each, listed as per Hayes Nos. Ace, H7; Aristocrat, H.24.6; Auto Supply Co. brass (31mm) central hole (7mm) (not in Hayes) (illustrated); Automatic Machines Ltd (H.35 but stamped Monarch) also one (19mm) (not in Hayes) (illustrated); Automatic Machine Supply (H.36); Bajazco (H.40.1 2d, 3d - not in H); BB Automatic Co. (H.45.1); Bell Fruit Ltd, Nottingham (H.49.13, 49.59); B.P.S.C.M. (H.60); Delaney & Co. Ltd. (H.117 (3 are nickel plated); Desnos, London (H.121); E&A (H.127.4) Edgarten Auto Ltd (countermarked 2, value not in Hayes, cf H.132.2) rare (illustrated); Elite Auto Co., (2d value not in Hayes cf H.134, also countermarked Ex) (illustrated); E.O.C. (2) Flash-o-Ball (H.151); F.S. reverse 3 (value not in Hayes cf H.156) (illustrated); G.A. (H.158); Ginger (H.168; plus variety with one star only not in Hayes); Glasgow Automatic Machine Co. (H.169.2); H (H.182); M.A.C. (H.246.1); MAS London (not in Hayes) (illustrated); Mills (not in Hayes) Exposition 1937, another C.R.C.C. both (25mm) in nickle plated steel; Mints (H.269, 269.1, 269.3, 269.4 (2); 269.12, 169.13); Monarch Auto Co., (H.270.22); N.A.S.C. Birmingham (H.cf275 but copper; 275.1) N.P.S.C. (H.287.3); NPW (H.288) O.K. Vender (H.291.1, 2, 5, 291.10); Photographic Equipment (H.306.23); P.B.A. Co (H.298, 298.1); Ruffler & Walker (H.328.3, 7, 8, 11, 19, 22); S.A.G.T. (H.334.1); Samson Novelty Co. (H.338.4 (2), 11 (rare), 12 (2 dies), 13, 13 variety with 1 in centre cupro-nickel (illustrated) 15, 24, 25, 26, also in copper, 27, 28, 29, 30 (2), 31, 32, 33, 35-44, 40 also in cupro-nickel); S.E.G. Automatics (H.340.11); Shefras Novelty Co. (H.342); Sparks (H.354.1); R.V. Smith Ltd, Chertsey (H.329 (2); Unknown (H.392.8, 392.29; 393.1, 395.2, 398.26, 398.29, 398.38; good for Free Play on Machine b/s 30mm, no cash value, no value check both 21mm), 398.33, 398.5, 398 with 12; cf.393.6 but PJP in centre either side.) 398.1 but P on reverse 401.14; 401.3 but Lion (2) French (4) W. Smith (H.422) S. Auto Co. (H.424); unattributed T.N.K. 1d around central hole brass (21mm); 2/blank with heart shaped hole, cupro-nickel (18mm); 5ct mints/1213; Taylors I.B.U. stamped in brass (22mm) Spinf'rit Ten coupons; four leaf clover SC in wreath both sides (2); Shee Lite Ward & Benjamin Swanage Dorset/Part and Property of Machine (illustrated); Amusement only on one side (18mm); Toorloo/Token has no cash or trade value, triangular central hole (21mm) M.S. Gas Token, 15 King Street London WC2; WW Kosmos Normal plus 37 others various, several in aluminium. Fine-extremely fine. (164)

Mostly acquired from Glendining's in 1964 (all the Samsons in brass etc) and in 1960's and 70's, the E.O.C. ex Swan (lot 183 part) Collection.