British Tokens, Tickets and Passes

Miscellaneous Tokens and Checks, KENT, Eythorne, Tilmanstone Colliery, checks, in brass (14, including for Electric Lamps), aluminium/white metal (17, including Pay Check, Clock Check, etc), red fibre (14, including Oil, Cage, etc), other fibre (2) [47]. Fine to very fine, a comprehensive group £100-150

Tilmanstone Colliery was begun in 1906 but commercial production of coal was not possible until March 1913. Beset by poor management and regularly losing money, its uneconomic status survived into the NCB era and the mine was finally closed in 1986. Sold with further background information