Ceylon, Estate tokens, P.M.T, issuer not traced, brass, 20mm, pierced as issued (Prid. 79; cf. Ford 284); Colombo, J. M. Robertson & Co (2), task value 4 1/2d obv. * J. M. ROBERTSON & CO * COLOMBO around OYYO and a central hole, rev. elaborate scroll work, copper, 31mm (Prid. 80; cf. Ford 284); obv. similar but VMMV around a central hole, rev. similar, copper, 31mm (Prid. 82; cf. Ford 284); Rudd Brothers, task value probably 4 1/2d, uniface, RUDD BROS., tin, 26mm (Prid. 83; cf. Ford 284) [4]. Fine, last rare £120-£150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, World Tokens, the Property of a North Country Collector.

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Provenance: First 3 bt. D. Vorley, 1987; last ex R.J. Ford collection,1995

J. M. Robertson were a coffee planting enterprise and at its zenith in 1845-48. The OYYO token was for the Oil Yard Mill where coffee curing and oil business was conducted. The VMMV token was used at the Vauxhall Mills (Slave Island). William Rudd took up coffee planting sometime after his arrival in Ceylon in 1832. In 1876 the Rudd Brothers owned the Ibanwala Mills.