Lot 495
London, Warrens Blacking, Strand, brass unofficial farthing, undated [19th century].

Ancient, British and World Coins - 114 | C24002
Auction: 7 March 2024 at 10:00 GMT
£60
Description
London, Warrens Blacking, Strand, brass unofficial farthing, undated [19th century], a man shaving using a wellington boot as a mirror. Rev, a cockerel attacking its reflection in a wellington boot as a mirror, THE EFFECT OF WARRENS BLACKING . LONDON, 20.5mm/3.37gm (Bell I, 14). Extremely Fine with lustre.
Footnote
The factory off Hungerford Stairs was where Charles Dickens worked as a young man, see “Dickens” by Peter Ackroyd.

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