Noonans
Auction T16 2 Oct 2019
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World Tokens, the Property of a North Country Collector
Gibraltar, Tallies for bar girls (4); Crown Bar (?), obv. GIBRALTAR under a view of the Rock, RP (probably the mater Richard Parody), rev. an ornate B within an oak wreath, aluminium, 19mm (Lyall 1219); similar, copper, 19mm (Lyall 1220); R... B..., obv. GIBRALTAR under a view of the Rock, RP, rev. champagne glass between R B, aluminium, octagonal, 21mm (Lyall 1243); Winter Gardens Night Club, obv. W inside G (the G sprouting oak leaves, the maker's initials RP in small letters near the edge, rev. a dancing lady, aluminium, 21mm (Lyall 1259) [4]. Generally fine, all rare £150-£200
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Provenance: second ex R. J. Ford, 1990; others bt. between 1985 and 2003
Various bars and nightclubs employed girls who came over from Spain to sing and dance and entertain British servicemen and other customers. The customers would buy the girls expensive drinks, often non alcoholic, but appearing to be cocktails. When the girls collected the drinks from the bar they would receive a tally and at the end of the evening they could redeem these tallies for cash
Gibraltar, Tallies for bar girls (4); Crown Bar (?), obv. GIBRALTAR under a view of the Rock, RP (probably the mater Richard Parody), rev. an ornate B within an oak wreath, aluminium, 19mm (Lyall 1219); similar, copper, 19mm (Lyall 1220); R... B..., obv. GIBRALTAR under a view of the Rock, RP, rev. champagne glass between R B, aluminium, octagonal, 21mm (Lyall 1243); Winter Gardens Night Club, obv. W inside G (the G sprouting oak leaves, the maker's initials RP in small letters near the edge, rev. a dancing lady, aluminium, 21mm (Lyall 1259) [4]. Generally fine, all rare £150-£200
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Provenance: second ex R. J. Ford, 1990; others bt. between 1985 and 2003
Various bars and nightclubs employed girls who came over from Spain to sing and dance and entertain British servicemen and other customers. The customers would buy the girls expensive drinks, often non alcoholic, but appearing to be cocktails. When the girls collected the drinks from the bar they would receive a tally and at the end of the evening they could redeem these tallies for cash