Crystal Soap Powder - coin

[DavidBeard]

Had a few hours out in the field today - amongst other things (will photo when I have more light) I found this sixpence size coin - When I cleaned the muck off it found that the words ' CRYSTAL SOAP POWDER' were quite clear and on the reverse 'BROMWICH' - many other words but just can't make them out:





Any info on 'Crystal Soap Powder' and why and when they gave this sixpence away.

 

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[Bigcypresshunter]

http://www.blackcountrybugle.co.uk/blackcountrybugle-news/displayarticle.asp?id=73462

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Its also listed here. http://books.google.com/books?id=m8...3tCCBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result

 

[DavidBeard]

http://www.blackcountrybugle.co.uk/blackcountrybugle-news/displayarticle.asp?id=73462

Wow - that was quick - you good man - Yes, that's the one!
Shame mine has a hole made in it - I think someone must have worn it as a charm!
I wonder what the tokens were used for

 

[Mackaydon]

Adding on to BCH:

In 1851 there were three manufacturing chemists in West Bromwich, including Peter Ward of Paradise Street. William Ward was making washing crystals, soap, and washing-powder as well as bakingand egg-powder at the Victoria Chemical Works in New Street between at least 1860 and 1880. (fn. 1) By the early 1890s W. & A. Ward was making soap in High Street, and besides the Hudson and Ward firms there was a third soap manufacturer, Cornelius Walters of Brickhouse Lane. Wards continued in business until the early 20th century and Walters until the early 1920s. (fn. 2)

From: 'West Bromwich: Economic history', A History of the County of Stafford: Volume 17: Offlow hundred (part) (1976), pp. 27-43. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=36161 Date accessed: 05 March 2009.
Source: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=36161

 

[CRUSADER]

http://www.blackcountrybugle.co.uk/blackcountrybugle-news/displayarticle.asp?id=73462

Wow - that was quick - you good man - Yes, that's the one!
Shame mine has a hole made in it - I think someone must have worn it as a charm!
I wonder what the tokens were used for

These one's were for advertising only, I think. It was illegal to make tokens at this date.

 

[RickyP]

Nice token