English Sign Names From 17th Century Tradesman's Tokens

by Mari ingen Briain meic Donnchada (Kathleen M. O'Brien)

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Bacon Shop
Bodice Maker
Cellar
Coffee House
Old Coffee House
West Country Coffee House
The Colt's ...

Green Lattice
Man at the Wood
Next Boat
Old Bunch [of Grapes]
Old Prison
Royal Oak

Speaker Frigate
Sparrows' Nest
Three Crowned Needles
Whitington's Cat
Wiltshire Shepherd
World's End

Standard Modern Form Form on the Token Date Description of Obverse of Token Description of Reverse of Token Page Street Token Number

Bacon Shop

The Bacon Shop AT Y^E BACON SHOP n.d. MATHEW DVNE AT Y^E BACON SHOP. A side of bacon. IN BVTCHER ROW, AT TEMPLE BAR. In the field, HIS HALFE PENNY, M. E. D. 44 BUTCHER ROW 321

Bodice Maker

The Bodice Maker THE BODY MAKER n.d. AT THE BODY MAKER. In the field, W. S. IN HOLYWELL STRET. A pair of stays, or boddice. 109 HOLYWELL STREET 985

Cellar

The Cellar Y^E CELLER n.d. IOHN BODINGTON AT Y^E. In the field, HIS HALF PENY. CELLER IN CHANCERY LANE. A bunch of grapes. 47 CHANCERY LANE 351

Coffee House

The Coffee House AT Y^E COFFE HOVS n.d. ROBERT HAYES, AT Y^E COFFE HOVS. A turbaned head of a Turk. IN BARBICAN, FORMERLY IN PANNYER ALLY. In four lines across the field. 25 BARBICAN 111

Coffee House COFFEE HOVSE 1671 .....M RVSSELL, ...71. In the field, HIS COFFEE HOVSE. N^R BARTHOLOMEWS CLOSE. A half-length figure of a man pouring out a cup of coffee. 27 BARTHOLOMEW CLOSE 129

Coffee House COFFEE HOVSE n.d. HEN. WELLINGTON, NEAR Y^E POST. A hand, holding a coffee pot, issuing from a cloud, and pouring into a cup. HOVS IN BISHOPSGATE STREET. In the field, HIS COFFEE HOVSE, W. H. W. 32 BISHOPSGATE STREET WITHIN 186

The Coffee House The Coffee House n.d. George Daphin. A Turk's head. Att The Coffee House in Chancery Lane. In five lines across the field. 47 CHANCERY LANE 354

The Coffee House the Coffee house n.d. Robert Terrey, his ½. A Turk's bust. Att the Coffee house in Chancery Lane. In five lines across the field. 48 CHANCERY LANE 365

The Coffee House THE COFFEE HOVSE 1669 CHARLES KIFTELL. A hand issuing from the clouds, pouring from a coffee-pot into a cup. AT THE COFFEE HOVSE. In the field, IN CHEAPSIDE, 1669. 52 CHEAPSIDE 404

The Coffee House AT Y^E COFFEE HOVS 1665 H. WELLINGTON, AT Y^E COFFEE HOVS. A hand holding a coffee-pot and pouring into a cup. In the field, H. W. IN CHEQVER YARD, BY DOWGATE. In the field, HIS HALFE PENNY, 1665. 54 CHECQUER YARD 420

The Coffee House Y_E COFFE HOVSE 1671 ANDREW VINCENT, Y_E COFFE. A hand issuing from a cloud, pouring from a coffee-pot into a coffee-cup. HOVSE IN FRIDAY STREET, 71. In the field, 1^D. 88 FRIDAY STREET 759

The Coffee House Y^E COFFE HOVSE n.d. AT Y^E COFFE HOVSE AGAINST. In the centre, HENRY MVSCVT, and a hand holding a cup of coffee. BROOK HOVSE IN HOLBORN, HIS HALFPENNY. H. E. M. In seven lines across the field. 105 HOLBORN 933

Coffee House COFFEE HOUSE n.d. THOS. STROVD AT. A Turk's head. In the field, [a "D" above a "1" - KOB]. LVDGATE COFFEE HOUSE. A view of Ludgate. 131 LUDGATE WITHIN 1238

The Coffee House 1666 HENRY SADD IN Y^E MINORYES. In the field, H. S. and a crowned rose. A COFFEE HALFEPENNY, 66. In the field, a Turk’s head (?), and H. S. 136 THE MINORIES 1292

Coffee House COFFEE HOVSE 1671 IOSEPH. Half-length figure of a man holding a cup; a hand issuing from a cloud, pouring into it from a coffee-pot. A table on which are three pipes. HOWARD, COFFEE HOVSE IN NEW STREET, 1671. In five lines across the field. (Penny-size.) 144 NEW STREET, COVENT GARDEN 1372

The Coffee House Y^E COFFE HOVSE n.d. ROBERT HAYES, AT Y^E COFFE. A turbaned full-faced bust. HOVSE IN PANIER ALLEY. In the field, HIS HALFPENY. 152 PANYER ALLEY 1449

The Coffee House Y^E COFFE HOVSE n.d. TIMOTHY CHILD AT Y^E COFFE. A Turk's head. HOVSE IN RVSSELL STREET. In the field, HIS HALFE PENY. 171 RUSSELL STREET 1642

The Coffee House Y^E COFFEE HOVSE n.d. NICH. STRAINGE AT Y^E COFFEE. A Turk's bust. HOVSE IN ST. ANNS LANE. A hand issuing from a cloud, pouring from a coffee-pot into a cup. 172 ST. ANN'S LANE 1649

The Coffee House THE COFFEE HOVSE n.d. AT THE COFFEE HOVSE IN. A hand issuing from a cloud, holding a coffee-pot and pouring into a cup. STARR COVRT BREAD STREET. A star. 207 STAR COURT 2040

Old Coffee House

The Old Coffee House THE OVLD COFFEE HOVSE n.d. STEPHEN HAYWARD, GEO. BACKLER. A hand from a cloud, pouring coffee into a cup. AT THE OVLD COFFEE HOVSE IN ST. MICHAELLS ALLY, FORMERLY BOMANS, ½. In six lines across the field. 184 ST. MICHAEL'S ALLEY 1786

West Country Coffee House

The West Country Coffee House THE WEST COVNTRY COFFEE HOVSE n.d. THE WEST COVNTRY COFFEE. In the field, I. S. HOVSE IN LOTHEBVRY. A hand, holding a coffee-pot, pouring into a coffee-cup. 130 LOTHBURY 1229

Colt's ...

The Colt's ... THE COVLTS ..... 1651 AT THE COVLTS ...... A horse prancing. SOVTH WARKE. 1651. In the field, I. M. B. 204 SOUTHWARK 2010

Crooked Billet

The Crooked Billet THE CROOKED BILLIT n.d. AT THE CROOKED BILLIT. In the field, R. I. S. AT THE BVLWORKE GATE. A crooked billet. 43 BULWARK GATE 320

The Crooked Billet THE CROOKED BILLET n.d. AT THE CROOKED BILLET. A billet of wood. IN MOVNTAGVE CLOSE. In the field, T. I. C. 138 MOUNTAGUE CLOSE 1309

The Crooked Billet THE CROOKED BILLET n.d. IOHN SHORE, AT THE CROOKED. A crooked billet. BILLET ... S. IOHN STREETE. In the field, HIS HALFE PENNY. 178 ST. JOHN'S STREET 1719

Green Lattice

The Green Lattice THE GREEN LETTICE n.d. THE GREEN LETTICE. A latticed square. IN COCK LANE. In the field, I. D. S. 59 COCK LANE, SMITHFIELD (?) 470

Hole in the Wall

The Hole in the Wall THE HOLE IN THE WALL n.d. AT THE HOLE IN THE WALL. A wall, with a circular hole in it. IN CHANCERY LANE HIS HALF PENY, I. M. F. In five lines, within compartments, across the field. [See Note 368] 48 CHANCERY LANE 368

Man at the Wood

The Man at the Wood THE MAN AT THE WOOD n.d. IOHN ATWOOD IN ROSE LANE. Detrited. THE MAN AT THE WOOD. A man standing near wood. 169 ROSE LANE 1615

Next Boat

The Next Boat Y^E NEXT BOAT n.d. AT Y^E NEXT BOAT BY PAVLS. A boat containing three men, over it NEXT BOAT. WHARFE. AT PETERS HILL FOOT. In the field, M. M. M. B. 186 ST. PETER'S HILL 1805

Old Bunch [of Grapes]

The Old Bunch [of Grapes] Y^E OLD BVNCH n.d. GEO. WAPLES, Y^E OLD BVNCH. A bunch of grapes. IN HOVNSDICH. In the field, G. A. W. 112 HOUNDSDITCH 1018

Old Prison

The Old Prison THE OLD PRISON n.d. AT THE OLD PRISON. A building. WHITE CHAIPEL. In the field, F. H. 237 WHITECHAPEL 2372

Royal Oak

The Royal Oak THE ROYAL OKE n.d. IOHN REWOOD AT THE. In the field, HIS HALF PENY. ROYAL OKE IN WAPPING. An oak. 231 WAPPING 2304

Sparrows' Nest

The Sparrows' Nest THE SPAROSNEST n.d. AT THE SPAROSNEST. Three sparrows. IN DRVRE LANE. In the field, I. A. S. 72 DRURY LANE 593

Speaker Frigate

The Speaker Frigate Y^E SPEAKER FRIGAT^E n.d. Y^E SPEAKER FRIGAT^E In the field, E. E. W. IN VPPER SHADWELL. A frigate. 190 SHADWELL 1846

Three Crowned Needles

The Three Crowned Needles THE 3 CROWND NEDLS 1669 IO. READ AT THE 3 CROWND NEDLS. Three needles crowned. IN ALDERSGATE STREET. In the field, HIS HALF PENY, 1669 19 ALDERSGATE STREET 23

Whitington's Cat

Whitington's Cat WHITINGTONS CAT 1657 AT WHITINGTONS CAT. A cat. IN LONG LANE, 57. In the field, I. M. M. 129 LONG LANE, SMITHFIELD 1219

Wiltshire Shepherd

The Wiltshire Shepherd THE WILSHIRE SHEPARD n.d. THE WILSHIRE SHEPARD. A shepherd and his dog. IN ST. MARTINS LANE. In the field, HER HALFE PENY. 183 ST. MARTIN'S LANE 1778

World's End

The World's End Y^E WORLDS END 1666 MARGRET TVTTLESHAM AT Y^E. A terrestrial globe. WORLDS END IN GOLDEN LANE. In the field, HER HALFPENY, 1666. 90 GOLDEN LANE 782

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Standard Modern Form	Form on the Token	Date	Description of Obverse of Token	Description of Reverse of Token	Page	Street	Token Number

Bacon Shop
The Bacon Shop	AT Y^E BACON SHOP	n.d.	MATHEW DVNE AT Y^E BACON SHOP. A side of bacon.	IN BVTCHER ROW, AT TEMPLE BAR. In the field, HIS HALFE PENNY, M. E. D.	44	BUTCHER ROW	321

Bodice Maker
The Bodice Maker	THE BODY MAKER	n.d.	AT THE BODY MAKER. In the field, W. S.	IN HOLYWELL STRET. A pair of stays, or boddice.	109	HOLYWELL STREET	985

Cellar
The Cellar	Y^E CELLER	n.d.	IOHN BODINGTON AT Y^E. In the field, HIS HALF PENY.	CELLER IN CHANCERY LANE. A bunch of grapes.	47	CHANCERY LANE	351

Coffee House
The Coffee House	AT Y^E COFFE HOVS	n.d.	ROBERT HAYES, AT Y^E COFFE HOVS. A turbaned head of a Turk.	IN BARBICAN, FORMERLY IN PANNYER ALLY. In four lines across the field.	25	BARBICAN	111
Coffee House	COFFEE HOVSE	1671	.....M RVSSELL, ...71. In the field, HIS COFFEE HOVSE.	N^R BARTHOLOMEWS CLOSE. A half-length figure of a man pouring out a cup of coffee.	27	BARTHOLOMEW CLOSE	129
Coffee House	COFFEE HOVSE	n.d.	HEN. WELLINGTON, NEAR Y^E POST. A hand, holding a coffee pot, issuing from a cloud, and pouring into a cup.	HOVS IN BISHOPSGATE STREET. In the field, HIS COFFEE HOVSE, W. H. W.	32	BISHOPSGATE STREET WITHIN	186
The Coffee House	The Coffee House	n.d.	George Daphin. A Turk's head.	Att The Coffee House in Chancery Lane. In five lines across the field.	47	CHANCERY LANE	354
The Coffee House	the Coffee house	n.d.	Robert Terrey, his ½. A Turk's bust.	Att the Coffee house in Chancery Lane. In five lines across the field.	48	CHANCERY LANE	365
The Coffee House	THE COFFEE HOVSE	1669	CHARLES KIFTELL. A hand issuing from the clouds, pouring from a coffee-pot into a cup.	AT THE COFFEE HOVSE. In the field, IN CHEAPSIDE, 1669.	52	CHEAPSIDE	404
The Coffee House	AT Y^E COFFEE HOVS	1665	H. WELLINGTON, AT Y^E COFFEE HOVS. A hand holding a coffee-pot and pouring into a cup. In the field, H. W.	IN CHEQVER YARD, BY DOWGATE. In the field, HIS HALFE PENNY, 1665.	54	CHECQUER YARD	420
The Coffee House	Y_E COFFE HOVSE	1671	ANDREW VINCENT, Y_E COFFE. A hand issuing from a cloud, pouring from a coffee-pot into a coffee-cup.	HOVSE IN FRIDAY STREET, 71. In the field, 1^D.	88	FRIDAY STREET	759
The Coffee House	Y^E COFFE HOVSE	n.d.	AT Y^E COFFE HOVSE AGAINST. In the centre, HENRY MVSCVT, and a hand holding a cup of coffee.	BROOK HOVSE IN HOLBORN, HIS HALFPENNY. H. E. M. In seven lines across the field.	105	HOLBORN	933
Coffee House	COFFEE HOUSE	n.d.	THOS. STROVD AT. A Turk's head. In the field, [a "D" above a "1" - KOB].	LVDGATE COFFEE HOUSE. A view of Ludgate.	131	LUDGATE WITHIN	1238
The Coffee House		1666	HENRY SADD IN Y^E MINORYES. In the field, H. S. and a crowned rose.	A COFFEE HALFEPENNY, 66. In the field, a Turk’s head (?), and H. S.	136	THE MINORIES	1292
Coffee House	COFFEE HOVSE	1671	IOSEPH. Half-length figure of a man holding a cup; a hand issuing from a cloud, pouring into it from a coffee-pot. A table on which are three pipes.	HOWARD, COFFEE HOVSE IN NEW STREET, 1671. In five lines across the field. (Penny-size.)	144	NEW STREET, COVENT GARDEN	1372
The Coffee House	Y^E COFFE HOVSE	n.d.	ROBERT HAYES, AT Y^E COFFE. A turbaned full-faced bust.	HOVSE IN PANIER ALLEY. In the field, HIS HALFPENY.	152	PANYER ALLEY	1449
The Coffee House	Y^E COFFE HOVSE	n.d.	TIMOTHY CHILD AT Y^E COFFE. A Turk's head.	HOVSE IN RVSSELL STREET. In the field, HIS HALFE PENY.	171	RUSSELL STREET	1642
The Coffee House	Y^E COFFEE HOVSE	n.d.	NICH. STRAINGE AT Y^E COFFEE. A Turk's bust.	HOVSE IN ST. ANNS LANE. A hand issuing from a cloud, pouring from a coffee-pot into a cup.	172	ST. ANN'S LANE	1649
The Coffee House	THE COFFEE HOVSE	n.d.	AT THE COFFEE HOVSE IN. A hand issuing from a cloud, holding a coffee-pot and pouring into a cup.	STARR COVRT BREAD STREET. A star.	207	STAR COURT	2040

Old Coffee House
The Old Coffee House	THE OVLD COFFEE HOVSE	n.d.	STEPHEN HAYWARD, GEO. BACKLER. A hand from a cloud, pouring coffee into a cup.	AT THE OVLD COFFEE HOVSE IN ST. MICHAELLS ALLY, FORMERLY BOMANS, ½. In six lines across the field.	184	ST. MICHAEL'S ALLEY	1786

West Country Coffee House
The West Country Coffee House	THE WEST COVNTRY COFFEE HOVSE	n.d.	THE WEST COVNTRY COFFEE. In the field, I. S.	HOVSE IN LOTHEBVRY. A hand, holding a coffee-pot, pouring into a coffee-cup.	130	LOTHBURY	1229

Colt's ...
The Colt's ...	THE COVLTS .....	1651	AT THE COVLTS ...... A horse prancing.	SOVTH WARKE. 1651. In the field, I. M. B.	204	SOUTHWARK	2010

Crooked Billet
The Crooked Billet	THE CROOKED BILLIT	n.d.	AT THE CROOKED BILLIT. In the field, R. I. S.	AT THE BVLWORKE GATE. A crooked billet.	43	BULWARK GATE	320
The Crooked Billet	THE CROOKED BILLET	n.d.	AT THE CROOKED BILLET. A billet of wood.	IN MOVNTAGVE CLOSE. In the field, T. I. C.	138	MOUNTAGUE CLOSE	1309
The Crooked Billet	THE CROOKED BILLET	n.d.	IOHN SHORE, AT THE CROOKED. A crooked billet.	BILLET ... S. IOHN STREETE. In the field, HIS HALFE PENNY.	178	ST. JOHN'S STREET	1719

Green Lattice
The Green Lattice	THE GREEN LETTICE	n.d.	THE GREEN LETTICE. A latticed square.	IN COCK LANE. In the field, I. D. S.	59	COCK LANE, SMITHFIELD (?)	470

Hole in the Wall
The Hole in the Wall	THE HOLE IN THE WALL	n.d.	AT THE HOLE IN THE WALL. A wall, with a circular hole in it.	IN CHANCERY LANE HIS HALF PENY, I. M. F. In five lines, within compartments, across the field. [See Note 368]	48	CHANCERY LANE	368

Man at the Wood
The Man at the Wood	THE MAN AT THE WOOD	n.d.	IOHN ATWOOD IN ROSE LANE. Detrited.	THE MAN AT THE WOOD. A man standing near wood.	169	ROSE LANE	1615

Next Boat
The Next Boat	Y^E NEXT BOAT	n.d.	AT Y^E NEXT BOAT BY PAVLS. A boat containing three men, over it NEXT BOAT.	WHARFE. AT PETERS HILL FOOT. In the field, M. M. M. B.	186	ST. PETER'S HILL	1805

Old Bunch [of Grapes]
The Old Bunch [of Grapes]	Y^E OLD BVNCH	n.d.	GEO. WAPLES, Y^E OLD BVNCH. A bunch of grapes.	IN HOVNSDICH. In the field, G. A. W.	112	HOUNDSDITCH	1018

Old Prison
The Old Prison	THE OLD PRISON	n.d.	AT THE OLD PRISON. A building.	WHITE CHAIPEL. In the field, F. H.	237	WHITECHAPEL	2372

Royal Oak
The Royal Oak	THE ROYAL OKE	n.d.	IOHN REWOOD AT THE. In the field, HIS HALF PENY.	ROYAL OKE IN WAPPING. An oak.	231	WAPPING	2304

Sparrows' Nest
The Sparrows' Nest	THE SPAROSNEST	n.d.	AT THE SPAROSNEST. Three sparrows.	IN DRVRE LANE. In the field, I. A. S.	72	DRURY LANE	593

Speaker Frigate
The Speaker Frigate	Y^E SPEAKER FRIGAT^E	n.d.	Y^E SPEAKER FRIGAT^E In the field, E. E. W.	IN VPPER SHADWELL. A frigate.	190	SHADWELL	1846

Three Crowned Needles
The Three Crowned Needles	THE 3 CROWND NEDLS	1669	IO. READ AT THE 3 CROWND NEDLS. Three needles crowned.	IN ALDERSGATE STREET. In the field, HIS HALF PENY, 1669	19	ALDERSGATE STREET	23

Whitington's Cat
Whitington's Cat	WHITINGTONS CAT	1657	AT WHITINGTONS CAT. A cat.	IN LONG LANE, 57. In the field, I. M. M.	129	LONG LANE, SMITHFIELD	1219

Wiltshire Shepherd
The Wiltshire Shepherd	THE WILSHIRE SHEPARD	n.d.	THE WILSHIRE SHEPARD. A shepherd and his dog.	IN ST. MARTINS LANE. In the field, HER HALFE PENY.	183	ST. MARTIN'S LANE	1778

World's End
The World's End	Y^E WORLDS END	1666	MARGRET TVTTLESHAM AT Y^E. A terrestrial globe.	WORLDS END IN GOLDEN LANE. In the field, HER HALFPENY, 1666.	90	GOLDEN LANE	782