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Prime Showcase Rarity!
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I ran across the 1999 Lindesmith sales description of a 1833 White House Hotel Token calling it a "Prime Showcase Rarity" a term I've never heard before.
My far finer example is below
1833 White House Hotel, Copper, 29mm Diameter, Plain Edge, Rulau-HT-M35, Rarity-8.
Here’s is the finest condition example known of a very rare token that was unknown to Russell Rulau until about 1999 at which time it was added to his Standard Catalog as an American issue. Since that time it has been shown to be of English origin from Hulme near Manchester. Alfred H. Satterlee in his 1862 book titled “An Arrangement of Medals and Tokens” called it very rare. Prior to the 1999 Bowers & Merena “Lindesmith” sale the only other auction appearance was the 1863 Bangs “Merwin" sale. The “Lindesmith” ex Cliff Edwards example is a smooth VF condition and is plated in Rulau’s book. In 2011 at Stacks/Bowers “Montgomery” sale another crossed auction also in VF condition. The “Montgomery” example along with being porous due to environmental damage was also stabbed nearly a 100 times but still did well. Little is known of the White House Hotel in Hulme which is now part of Greater Manchester. This token was issued in 1833 and from the design of the token with two crossed flintlocks with pigeon above it would appear that there was some sort of shooting activity on the hotel grounds and the purchase of such a ticket would give the holder access. There are several other pleasure gardens around Manchester and the idea was that people could escape the big city and partake such as walking around zoological or botanical gardens or perhaps shooting at released doves an early form of modern day clay pigeon shooting.
My far finer example is below
1833 White House Hotel, Copper, 29mm Diameter, Plain Edge, Rulau-HT-M35, Rarity-8.
Here’s is the finest condition example known of a very rare token that was unknown to Russell Rulau until about 1999 at which time it was added to his Standard Catalog as an American issue. Since that time it has been shown to be of English origin from Hulme near Manchester. Alfred H. Satterlee in his 1862 book titled “An Arrangement of Medals and Tokens” called it very rare. Prior to the 1999 Bowers & Merena “Lindesmith” sale the only other auction appearance was the 1863 Bangs “Merwin" sale. The “Lindesmith” ex Cliff Edwards example is a smooth VF condition and is plated in Rulau’s book. In 2011 at Stacks/Bowers “Montgomery” sale another crossed auction also in VF condition. The “Montgomery” example along with being porous due to environmental damage was also stabbed nearly a 100 times but still did well. Little is known of the White House Hotel in Hulme which is now part of Greater Manchester. This token was issued in 1833 and from the design of the token with two crossed flintlocks with pigeon above it would appear that there was some sort of shooting activity on the hotel grounds and the purchase of such a ticket would give the holder access. There are several other pleasure gardens around Manchester and the idea was that people could escape the big city and partake such as walking around zoological or botanical gardens or perhaps shooting at released doves an early form of modern day clay pigeon shooting.
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And an R-8 to boot!
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It looks like it could have been a admission token to a pigeon shooting range or something like that.
Not really looking for much these days but if I were, it might be a toner.
Any thought of becoming a part time dealer dealing in these? You would be very good at it. Making that change has been fantastic for me, keeps the very hobby enjoyable.
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I do like the overall design and look of the token. Yours you can see is by far nicer.
Nice research .
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Or is there a Hulme in the USA, too?
Neat piece. Cool to bag such a rare bird, if you'll pardon the pun.
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It is not hard to see why Saterlee listed a British token in 1862 as 'very rare' in America. I wonder how many of these would turn up in a review of Glendining's or other early British firms.