The Churn

Isaacc Hickman, a cheesemonger, issued this trade token, worth a half penny, for his business in Limehouse, Middlesex.

Boyne & Williamson (1891) reference Middlesex number 141; Obv inscription: ISACK.HICKMAN.CHEES (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = I.E.H. / 1/2 (triad of initials in Roman capitals with denomination below, in field); Rev inscription: MONGER.IN.LIMEHOVSE (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = A woman churning (in field).

See also token number 7159 in the Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles, 62, The Norweb Collection: Tokens of the British Isles 1575-1750, Part VIII - Middlesex and Uncertain Pieces. Limehouse lay in Stepney, Middlesex; the area is now part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.