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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;PaddyB, post: 2939444, member: 40017&quot;]I have had this token for a while but learnt something interesting about it last night. I was watching a food documentary, which had a short section on Charles Dickens and his early life. Turns out as a youngster he worked at &quot;Warren&#039;s Blacking Company&quot; in London, turning in 11 hour days with only one day off per year - Christmas for which they were not paid. This set him on his social pioneering path and probably inspired some of his characters - particularly Scrooge.</p><p>Warren&#039;s Blacking unofficial farthing token, mid 19th century:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]715601[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]715602[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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