NumisMattic2200 Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 Does anyone have information on how this Vickers token may have been used? Age? Vickers was a company started in about 1838 in Sheffield as a steel foundry (Sheffield was probably the world's most famous city for steel and is nicknamed "The steel city") and become one of the world's greatest manufacturers of munitions and weaponry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 Vickers became Vickers Ltd in 1911 and kept that name till 1927. So between those two dates. Might have been a workers identity token, perhaps had to show to collect wages, or produce when booking a tool out from the store or show when entering the factory etc. From off the web here is a later token after their name changed yet again Vickers Armstrong Weybridge, Time check LINK to coinsandtokens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumisMattic2200 Posted June 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 Hmm that one seems a lot nicer but for the piercing - I wonder what mine's worth anyway...might ask my pal Howard Simmons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 For what it's worth, I prefer yours. Yours looks to have a much thicker planchet and much better engraving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumisMattic2200 Posted June 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 Annoying stain - have put it to Howard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De Orc Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 The hole is there so that the tally could be placed on a hook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumisMattic2200 Posted June 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 The ones with holes in them are for tools, apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 It looks like a tool check to me, the worker would give the check to someone in the tool room who would give them the tool they wanted, the check was put on a board with that tool's name on a peg. This eliminated, or rather was supposed to eliminate the disappearance of tools in a factory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 Agree with all the suggestions above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumisMattic2200 Posted June 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 The ones with holes in them are for tools, apparently. Scots-Dosh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vickers workers daughter Posted January 15, 2020 Report Share Posted January 15, 2020 On 6/10/2009 at 3:33 PM, NumisMattic2200 said: The ones with holes in them are for tools, apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vickers workers daughter Posted January 15, 2020 Report Share Posted January 15, 2020 My father worked there from 1954 to 1987 and has these in his possession. He says they were used to log tools in and out. As he has a few with the same number this makes more sense than logging in workers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circus Posted January 15, 2020 Report Share Posted January 15, 2020 Yes that is correct they are tool checks, each person was assigned a number and issued 6 to 10 checks. Having worked in the tool crib in high school. the check was placed on a nailin the spot were the tool normally was. Since they each had a unique number assigned to only one person. The could also be used as in/out, tags. Generally they were used in dangerous environments foundries,smelters, mines, quarries, any place that could and often did result in death. They were often referred to as body tags by the workers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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