Token, Australia: NSW, food. Bread, T. J. Farrar Bakery Islington, 'one loaf', c. 1930-60, aluminium (CI)

Located on 111 Ferns Street/10 Watson Street and commenced trading in 1886 by Tomkins John Farrar. Carts were used to deliver the bread to all over the region.

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Tomkins John Farrar

New South Wales, Australia

N21063 Trade token, exchanged for 'One Loaf' of bread, aluminium, issued by Tomkins John Farrar, Islington, New South Wales, Australia, c. 1930-1960

Substitutes for money that move within a limited universe, usually not in general circulation, may be exchanged for particular goods or services, and are made from hard substances whose intrinsic value is always less than the stated value (Getty Institute, Art and Architecture Thesaurus, 2005).

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Trade token issued by Tomkins John Farrar

Object No. N21063

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