Tickets and Checks from the Collection of Bob Lyall 1077
Liverpool, New Star Music Hall, brass Threepence, 33mm (Lyall, TCSB 11, p.426; W 745); Parthenon Rooms, Threepences (2), in brass and white metal, both 32mm (Lyall, TCSB 11, p.437, recté Liverpool; W 738); Philharmonic Society, uniface brass, 31mm (Lyall, TCSB 11, p.425, this piece illustrated); Alfred Reynolds, Wax Works, uniface brass Sixpence by Park, 37mm (Lyall, TCSB 11, p.426, this piece illustrated; W 998); Royal Colosseum, Joseph Heath, copper (3), 32mm, 26mm (2, one countermarked H on rev.) (Lyall, TCSB 11, p.426; W 733, 735-6; D & W 8/85, 8/86) [8]. First very fine, others fine to very fine, fourth and fifth rare
£100-£150
Provenance: First bt 1992; second bt 2005; third bt 2010; fourth bt 1990; fifth C. Brunel Collection, bt 1991; sixth bt 1986; others bt 1988
1078
Liverpool, Royal Polytechnic Promenade Concert Hall, brass (2), 32 and 27mm (Lyall, TCSB 11, p.427; W 739-40); St George’s Hall, Organ Performance, uniface (2), in brass and zinc, 29 and 30mm (Lyall, TCSB 11, p.427; W 746-7; D & W 62/136), Colonial Products Exhibition, 1907, brass Shilling, 24mm; Star Concert Hall, brass Threepence by Evans & Jacobs, admitting to area 3, 36mm (Lyall, TCSB 11, p.427; W 742); Theatre Royal, 1817, ADMIT and PAID, both 20mm (Lyall –; W 75-6) [8]. Fourth about fine, others generally about very fine
£80-£100
Provenance: First bt 1997; second C. Brunel Collection, bt 1991; third bt 1990; fourth bt 2000; fifth bt 2007; sixth bt 1997. The last two items are more frequently attributed to New York, although given to Liverpool by the 19th century author D.T. Batty
1079
Liverpool, Dr Joseph Woodhead, Museum of Anatomy, brass (2), by Park and Alldridge, both 26mm (Lyall, TCSB 11, p.427; W 999, 1000; D & W 62/137-8); Zoological Gardens, Thomas Atkins, copper, 32mm (Lyall, TCSB 11, pp.427-8; W 1175); Zoological Museum, Charles Seaman, uniface brass by Smith & Kemp, 28mm (Lyall, TCSB 11, p.428; W –; D & W 56/107) [4]. Very fine, last very rare
£80-£100 Provenance: First bt 2002; second bt 1988; third bt 1991; last bt 2011 1080
Manchester, Art Treasures Exhibition, oval uniface nickel Employees’ ticket, stamped 411, 28 x 23mm (Lyall, TCSB 11, p.428); Bull’s Head, Flora Gardens, 1822, James Platford, copper, 23mm (Lyall, TCSB 11, p.429; W 1282; D & W 60/120); Dog & Partridge Music Saloon, T. Lomas, brass, 22mm (Lyall, TCSB 11, p.428;W792); Free Trade Hall, 1856, oval silver, named (Jas. Pickles) and numbered (96), 31 x 24mm (Lyall, TCSB 11, p.429, this piece described; W 1045), Area, brass bracteate, 30mm (Lyall, TCSB 11, p.429); Gaiety Theatre, Charlie Chaplin in ‘The Gold Rush’, 1926, brass, 26mm (W 934); Grecian [’s Head, Music] Hall, [John Bennett], stamped brass, 36mm (Lyall, TCSB 11, p.429, this piece) [7]. Fine to very fine, fourth and last rare
£100-£150 Provenance: First and third bt 1990; second bt 1991; fourth bt 1999; fifth bt 2003; sixth bt 1996; last bt 2007 1081
Manchester, [John] Jennison’s Zoological Gardens, brass (2), 25 and 29mm (Lyall, TCSB 11, p.430;W1378, 1380; D & W90/331-2); New Royal Amphitheatre & Circus, brass Threepence, 27mm (Lyall, TCSB 11, p.430, this piece illustrated; W 458); Openshaw Reform Club, Billiards, brass Threepence, 26mm (Lyall –); Pomona Gardens, W. & Joseph Beardsley, brass, 25mm (Lyall, TCSB 11, p.431; W 1381; D & W 60/121); Queen’s Theatre Ltd, copper, 30mm (Lyall, TCSB 11, p.431;W462; D &W37/393); Royal Albert Saloon, George Scudamore, octagonal brass, 26mm (Lyall, TCSB 11, p.431) [7]. Third, fourth and fifth very fine, others fine and better, some rare Provenance: First bt 1988; second bt 1990; third and fourth bt 2002; fifth and sixth bt 1987; last bt 2001
£80-£100 1082
Manchester, Royal Casino Promenade Concert Hall, brass (2), 32 and 26mm (Lyall, TCSB 11, p.432; W 798-9), brass Twopence, 24mm (Lyall, TCSB 11, p.432; W 800); Ruthin Castle, Sarah Evans, brass, 23mm (Lyall, TCSB 11, p.432); Vauxhall Gardens, Robert Tinker, brass (2), both 26mm, one stamped J · P on both sides (Lyall, TCSB 11, p.433; W 1383 -4; D & W 91/341), John Pownall, brass, 29mm (Lyall, TCSB 11, p.433; W 1385; D & W 91/342) 7]. First and fourth very fine, others mostly fine
£80-£100 Provenance: First and fourth bt 1988; second and fifth bt 1987; third bt 1990; sixth bt 2000; seventh bt 2007 1083
26mm (Lyall, TCSB 11, p.433; W 793-4, 797); White House Hotel, brass, 28mm (Lyall, TCSB 11, p.433; W 1283) [4]. Fine to very fine, last better
Provenance: First bt 1989; second bt 1998; others bt 1987 Manchester, Victoria House [and] Musical Gallery, Benjamin Lang, brass (3), by Pope (2), 33 and 27mm, and by Hiron,
£30-£40
Lyall speculates that these may be connected to Morecambe pier; further research is needed 1084 Morecambe, copper (2), one countermarked J DEAN, both 23mm (Lyall, TCSB 11, p.434) [2]. Fine and better £20-£30
Provenance: First bt 1990; second bt 1995. 1085 Nelson, Trade Union Cycling Club, brass Halfpenny by Ardill, 22mm. Obverse very fine, reverse fine 1086 £10-£15
Oldham, Abbey Inn Concert Room, William Cheetham, copper Twopence, rev. stamped W R, 31mm (Lyall, TCSB p.434, rev. of this piece illustrated; W 824); Higginshaw Race Grounds, J. Chadwick, brass Penny, 25mm (Lyall, TCSB 11, p.435), John Haigh, oval brass Penny, 32 x 22mm (Lyall, TCSB 11, p.435); Hollingworth Lake, octagonal nickel, 24mm (Lyall, TCSB 11, p.435); Swan Inn Concert Room, D. Wild, copper (2), one countermarked N on both sides, both 32mm (Lyall, TCSB 11, p.435; W 825-6) [6]. Fine to very fine, all very rare
£100-£150
Provenance: First and last bt 1988; second G. Patterson Collection, W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 61B, 3-4 August 1999, lot 743 (part), bt 2000; third bt 2001; fourth bt 1999; fifth bt 2003
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