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Three Horseshoes Summer Lane - C.Allender

Simon68

master brummie
Hi everyone, Simon here again, your friendly token trader based in Suffolk.

Yet again I have come into possession of a pub token from Birmingham from the latter Victorian period I believe of the Three Horseshoes in Summer Lane.
It has the name of C Allender on it so that person was obviously the publican.
What is odd is that it was originally a two and a half d token but the 1/2 has been scratched off to make it a 2d token. Obviously prices rose and landlord amended his tokens by an amount to cover for the rising prices or he had run out of 2d’s and amended his other ones to save him having to get more made by die stampers such as T Pope, Whitaker etc.
Anyway I have seen a one and a half version on eBay Ireland for £34 but no 2 or 2+half versions.

If anyone would like to have this token please contact me.D601FDA9-A93D-463B-9C7D-F9513FAD4B3F.jpegAEA641F0-2342-42EA-92F1-E04EF83C8242.jpeg
 
Charles Allender is listed in Kellys as landlord of the Three Horseshoes in 1892-1910, but not in 1890 or 1912.(Note date ispublication date and probably refers to year before)
 
thanks for the heads up simon you are getting closer to one of the 5 or 6 i am after...here is a photo of the three horseshoes to go with the token

lyn

three horseshoes.jpg
 
john if you go to the summer lane pubs thread i started you will find a photo of all the pubs that were still on the lane in the 60s accompanied with a map marking out the location of them all...from memory i think the horseshoes was on the corner with frankfort st but its best to check...any problems get back to me

lyn
 
john if you go to the summer lane pubs thread i started you will find a photo of all the pubs that were still on the lane in the 60s accompanied with a map marking out the location of them all...from memory i think the horseshoes was on the corner with frankfort st but its best to check...any problems get back to me

lyn

okey doke thanks Lyn
 
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