- Title:
- Token, brass (?) of W. Griffin (medallist) marking
- Object name(s):
- token; token
- Brief description:
- Token, brass (?) of W. Griffin (medallist) marking the opening of the Thames Tunnel, 1842 [sic; opened 1843]. 22mm diameter. Obverse, scene of twin tunnel entrances [as in prints], legend Thames Tunnel commenced 1824 opened 1842. Reverse, centre exergue, laurel swag and small profile head to left of Sir I M Brunel; legend, Wm Griffin 27 Lombard St. Publisher of the National, Society, and Other Medals
- Collection:
- Science Museum Group
- Associated concept:
- token
- Credit line:
- Eimer, Mr. C.
- Material:
- brass
- Object name:
- token; token
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1842
- Date - latest:
- 1842
- Object production date:
- Date - association:
- made
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1842
- Date - latest:
- 1842
- Object production person:
- Griffin, William
- Object production place:
- London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Other number:
- 1982-417
- Other number type:
- accession number
- Other number:
- 1003/106/64
- Other number type:
- file number
- Responsible department/section:
- SCM - Coins, Medals & Tokens
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/d4b7d356-49f1-33d2-ae70-3ed5c744072c
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/d4b7d356-49f1-33d2-ae70-3ed5c744072c, Science Museum Group, CC BY
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