ca. 1811-1815 HalfPenny - Robert Warren, London, England

Country: London city, Great Britain
Type: Tokens
Year: Not Dated (ca.1811-1815)
Mint: London
Value: 1/2 Penny = 1/24 Shilling (1/480 LSD)
Grade: F/VG
Composition: Copper
Weight: 10.4 g.
Diameter: 28.5 mm 
Thickness: 2.45 mm
Shape: Round
Orientation: Medal alignment ↑↑ (45°)
References: Davis# 63 / Withers# 837

Obverse:
Bust of Robert Warren facing right, legend around.

Lettering:
R. WARREN•
THE INVENTOR OF JAPAN LIQUID BLACKING•

Reverse:
bottle inscribed, with RW on the stopper. Legend around.

Lettering:
ROBERT WARREN
LIQUID BLACKING MANUFACTORY
RW NO. 14 ST. MARTINS LANE LONDON

Edge:
Plain and distorted

Comment:
Associated with Liquid Blacking Manufactory. Issued tokens. He did not employ Charles Dickens (q.v.) as a child that was a James Warren who was not connected to this business. Trade card (Heal,15.17) in the form of a comic poem titled 'The Irish Cobbler' in Heal Collection. The last lines of the poem are: "Pat tried to smoke, but could not find a light; Then seiz'd a Boot, reflecting Warren's Black, Which lit his pipe (as Pat said) 'in a crack'." The poem is followed by: "This Easy Shining and Brilliant Blacking, Prepared by Robert Warren..." Heal,15.18 advertises on recto "Robert Warren, The Original Proprietor of the Japan Liquid Blacking...", and on verso "Warren's Blacking Warehouse. Robert Warren. 30 Strand." Trade card in Banks Collection (Banks,15.10) is identical to the verso of Heal,15.18.

According to Withers catalogue entry "Inventor of real Japan liquid blacking, 1819. 1825-1839 blacking maker. 1843 Warren, Russell & Wright, manufacturers of premier liquid & military paste blacking: also harness blacking & ladies enamel lustre; writing ink, lucifer match & congreve manufacturers, 1851 Warren, Russell & Co. proprietors of the original and celebrated Robert Warren's japan blacking liquid, also manufacturers of writing inks, harness blacking, safety lucifer matches & brunswick black. 1856 Warren Russell, propertier of the original and celebrated Robert Warren's japan liquid blacking, also manufacturer of writing inks, harness blacking, safety lucifer matches, brunswick black, iron liquor, curriers' dye and leather enamel.

Référence : Davis# 63 / Withers# 837

Source : https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces2...

Collection : English, Scottish & Irish, Conder Tokens, Commonwealth & Colonial Tokens