i have a token with thomas lee kidderminster on it dated 1865 does anyone know what it is...?

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i have a token with thomas lee kidderminster on it dated 1865 does anyone know what it is...?

2007-01-25 05:46:33 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History

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a token with thomas lee kidderminster on it dated 1865

2007-01-25 05:54:27 · answer #1 · answered by Roy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋

A trade token, these were issued by traders and manufacturers as part payment to their workers to ensure they spent their wages in company shops. The second Truck act of 1887 all but put an end to the practice.

2007-01-25 13:58:18 · answer #2 · answered by freddiem 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋