Spotlight on pipe makers tokens

21 April 2023

The purchase of a series of payment tokens from Gouda pipe factories last autumn was reason to focus on these objects for a new study. The result is an extensive article that shows the variety of tokens over three centuries. No matter how simple these clay tokens often look, there is a lot more to them.  For the collector it is great to browse through the pictures, but more importantly the last part of the article also makes you think about its use in the pipe factories at the time. Numerous aspects of its use are still shrouded in mystery, but the main point has been laid down in this article.

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