ditchman Posted August 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2021 interesting so far............all i can say with certainty .....it is used to be given or exchanged .....not hung up as a record or proof .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 11 hours ago, ditchman said: interesting so far............all i can say with certainty .....it is used to be given or exchanged .....not hung up as a record or proof .. They used to make trade tokens usual out of lead , and at times when coinage was short they used them . They were often given out by farmers to the workers in lue of cash . A crafty move by some farmers , you would work all week , get your trade token , then buy food of him .win win for the farmer . So the other side is polished out that would have been who had issued it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 I have nothing to add to any of the suggestions - just that I opened this thread with trepidation thinking I might trip the filters at work with what might be contained in a @ditchmanpost with a title of "What is this"!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 Do a search for " Roman Brothel Tokens " a bit to risky to post some of the pictures on here 😀😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted August 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 25 minutes ago, johnphilip said: Do a search for " Roman Brothel Tokens " a bit to risky to post some of the pictures on here 😀😀 what time does it open.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymo Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 32 minutes ago, ditchman said: what time does it open.............. It’s the lay-by just before Acle ( I’m sure you know it). Open 24/7 but understand the locals only like to park there after dark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 1 minute ago, Jaymo said: It’s the lay-by just before Acle ( I’m sure you know it). Open 24/7 but understand the locals only like to park there after dark You seem to be very familiar with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymo Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 4 minutes ago, amateur said: You seem to be very familiar with it! It’s on the way to my SIL’s place…..😉 Plus it’s rather a well known place along with a few others scattered around the area! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 Just now, Jaymo said: It’s on the way to my SIL’s place…..😉 What , she runs one aswell 😀😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymo Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 1 hour ago, johnphilip said: What , she runs one aswell 😀😀 If she did, it would be a ‘specialist’ market! Then again, most in Norfolk I have found to be ‘Special’ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 I think this is apt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted August 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Jaymo said: It’s the lay-by just before Acle ( I’m sure you know it). Open 24/7 but understand the locals only like to park there after dark early closing on wednesday........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve s×s Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 On 08/08/2021 at 17:58, ditchman said: just weighed it on a small set of scales..............20 grammes................ 19 is very close to 20 🧐 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted August 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 (edited) 59 minutes ago, steve s×s said: 19 is very close to 20 🧐 its 61.....you can tell by the shape of the 1..........makes you think tho'...if it was a weight then that would account for the milled edge so it can be checked if it has been "clipped" Edited August 9, 2021 by ditchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Neal Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 (edited) Could it be some sort of miniature hotplate, possibly for pre-warming root ginger before use? Maybe the number doubles up as a deli counter ticket style system so you don't miss your turn? Edited August 9, 2021 by Jim Neal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted August 9, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Jim Neal said: Could it be some sort of miniature hotplate, possibly for pre-warming root ginger before use? Maybe the number doubles up as a deli counter ticket style system so you don't miss your turn? if it were, Mel3 would have put an offer in for it already......the hotplate mel uses is far bigger anyway...big enough to give him a bottom like a japenese flag on a sunday morning........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve s×s Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 3 hours ago, ditchman said: its 61.....you can tell by the shape of the 1..........makes you think tho'...if it was a weight then that would account for the milled edge so it can be checked if it has been "clipped" Great minds think alike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Neal Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 30 minutes ago, ditchman said: a bottom like a japenese flag on a sunday morning........... 😂 I've never heard of that one before 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted August 10, 2021 Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 6 hours ago, ditchman said: if it were, Mel3 would have put an offer in for it already......the hotplate mel uses is far bigger anyway...big enough to give him a bottom like a japenese flag on a sunday morning........... If you send it my way , I will happily add it to my ginger related articles collection . I shall display it next to my 1920s , ginger extraction implement, that looks suspiciously like a pair of long nosed pliers 😊. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted August 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 9 hours ago, steve s×s said: Great minds think alike im going to the P.O this morning ..so i shall put it on their accurate scales and see if it is excactly 19 grammes...........when i weighed it ....'twas on my small kitchen scales...so it might well be a bit out.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lister1 Posted August 10, 2021 Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 If it’s old, could it be in oz or grains? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted August 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 17 minutes ago, lister1 said: If it’s old, could it be in oz or grains? far too thin to be oz and far to big to be grains..........a grain is a very old method of measurement....believe it was syrian idea to standardise weights it was based that one grain of corn weighed one grain and was therefore something that everyone else had....so all weights derive from one grain and multiples thereof Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted August 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 Well................took it to the P.O.............my kitchen scales are well out..................it weighs in at 29 grammes........so we will have to think again.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve s×s Posted August 10, 2021 Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 3 hours ago, ditchman said: Well................took it to the P.O.............my kitchen scales are well out..................it weighs in at 29 grammes........so we will have to think again.. Ha Ha, one for the x files, maybe a visiting alien dropped his lose change Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted August 10, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 thing i keep going back to is the milled edge...............that is there for a reason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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