Tickets and Passes, Brighton, Pleasure Boat, uniface cast brass Licence, brighton pleasure boat around 122, 105mm, 230.03g. Very fine and very rare; pierced for suspension and with old descriptive label pasted on the back £80-£100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Sussex Tokens, Tickets and Medals from the Collection formed by the late Ron Kerridge.

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Brighton’s Bye-Laws for Pleasure Boats were introduced on 18 August 1825, and these licences were required to be worn by boat owners. By the turn of the 20th century the pleasure boat industry was deemed by Brighton fishermen to be far more lucrative than fishing and their numbers increased dramatically. A similar licence, numbered 118, is in Brighton Museum