John Wilkinson, Iron Master, Token
1787-1793
Token, depicting (obverse) John Wilkinson Iron Master ; (reverse) a forge with tilt hammer. date obscured [1790-1793?]. Copper; 28mm diameter. With hole at top for suspension. rim legend: Payable in Lancaster London or Bristol.
Token. Copper; 29mm diameter
1790
Token. Copper; 29mm diameter, 2mm deep. Rim legend: Bersham Bradley Willey Snedshill. Obverse, 1790 beneath illustration of forge tilt hammer. Reverse, JOHN WILKINSON IRONMASTER and portrait representation profile head to r.
Token issued by John Wilkinson, 18th century Ironmaster
1788
token issued by John Wilkinson, 18th century Ironmaster, 1788. copper; 29mm diameter. part milled edge 2mm deep; rim legend: Bersham Bradley Willey Snedshill. obverse: sailing ship at sea; dated below, 1788. reverse: John Wilkinson Iron Master. bust relief profile to right
Token issued by John Wilkinson
1791
Token issued by John Wilkinson, 18th century Ironmaster, 1791. copper; 29mm diameter, 2mm deep. rim legend: Bersham Bradley Willey Snedshill. obverse: Vulcan at anvil hammering, ship in distance, HALFPENNY 1791. reverse: John Wilkinson Iron Master [worn]
Token issued by John Wilkinson
1787
Token issued by John Wilkinson, 18th century Ironmaster, 1787. copper; 29mm diameter, 2mm deep. milled edge. rim legend: Bersham Bradley Willey Snedshill. obverse: man in forge operating tilt hammer 1787. reverse: John Wilkinson Iron Master. bust relief profile to right
Wilkinson halfpenny
1790
Wilkinson halfpenny, token, 1790. (DH Warwks 430). Copper; 29mm diameter, 2mm deep. Rim legend: Bersham Bradley Willey Snedshill. Obverse: Vulcan hammering at forge, ship in background, legend Halfpenny 1790. Reverse: head and shoulders profile to right, legend John Wilkinson Iron Master
Token issued by John Wilkinson
1787
Token issued by John Wilkinson, 18th century Ironmaster, 1787. copper; 29mm diameter, 1.5mm deep. plain edge. rim legend: Liverpool ... Anglesey ... London. obverse: man in forge operating tilt hammer [worn]; 1787. reverse: John Wilkison [sic] Iron Master, bust relief profile to right [worn; misspelling for Wilkinson].
Pantograph by Wilkinson, late 18th century
late 18th century
Pantograph, brass, longer bars twenty nine inches long, made by Wilkinson of Ormskirk with wooden case.
Token issued by John Wilkinson
1790
Token issued by John Wilkinson, 18th century Ironmaster, 1790. copper; 29mm diameter. milled edge 2mm deep; rim legend: Bersham Bradley Willey Snedshill. obverse: forge; dated below, 1790. reverse: John Wilkinson Iron Master. bust relief profile
Cast iron boring bar and boring head
circa 1775
Cast iron boring bar and boring head; square thread spindle; 5 spur wheels; Cast iron hand wheels and 2 cast iron pedestals, allegedly from the Bersham Works of John Wilkinson.
Wilkinson Trade Token
1788
Trade token with profile portrait of John Wilkinson and words 'John Wilkinson Ironmaster' on obverse side, image of ship and '1778' on the reverse. The ship represents his iron barge, 'The Trial'. Attached with thread to a handwritten letter detailing token's history. Part of the Woodcroft Bequest.