RecordTrade token (obverse), Of India & China Tea Mart, Gallowgate, Glasgow< 1 of 1 > Back
Trade token (obverse), Of India & China Tea Mart, Gallowgate, GlasgowThis is the obverse of a brass ten penny trade token of the India and China Tea Mart in the Gallowgate in Glasgow. The obverse has '10d' surrounded by the text 'Dividend/Tea Warrant'. Trade tokens were used by tea importers as adverts. By the beginning of the 20th century a handful of Scottish companies came to control over 60 per cent of the output of Indian tea. Record detailsTo search on related items, click any linked text below.
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