{"product_id":"market-tokens","title":"Market Tokens","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eVintage Covent Garden beer and tavern tokens often refer to 17th century farthings issued by tavern keepers in the area - they represented the value of a pint or half-pint of beer or spirits, serving as a promotional tool and loyalty system to encourage return custom. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAfter King Charles II granted a market license in 1670, this area grew into London's primary wholesale fruit, vegetable, and flower market for over 300 years before moving to Nine Elms in 1974\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGranted due to a shortage of small official coinage, taverns would dispense copper or alloy tokens stamped with their location. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWholesalers at the market issued stamped metal tokens as receipts or deposit tallies for crates, baskets, and containers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePorters, merchants, and traders used these high-denomination brass tally tokens (ranging from 1 shilling up to 20 shillings) for business transactions within the market hub\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis place holds a precious meaning from the roots of my career from 45 years ago - My degree show from Middlesex Polytechnic (as it was then) showed in the new Seven Dials Gallery, Covent Garden, renovated in the late 70's, from a fruit and veg warehouse, this show attracted all the buyers and I obtained my very first order from Liberty of London - and went on to sell through Liberty for 18 years!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eMiddlesex Polytechnic Degree Show:\u003c\/span\u003e Held July 7–12, 1980, featuring B.A. Honours work in silversmithing and jewellery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCast from an actual token - Covent Garden East -I bought recently, these unique earrings bring you your very own replica!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToken - 35mm diameter on solid silver domed studs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Louise Sant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50801897701446,"sku":null,"price":280.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1197\/2136\/files\/9540118F-631C-4852-9B9A-839141DB83C9_1_201_a.heic?v=1792947373","url":"https:\/\/louisesant.co.uk\/products\/market-tokens","provider":"Louise Sant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}