Obv: Machinery in center, DOUBLE BLOWING ENGINES FOR FOUNDRIES MADE BY E. BARKER RUGELEY above in three lines, TWO PENNY TOKEN in exergue. Rev: A hydraulic blowing machine, STREET’S SINGLE PATENT BLOWING ENGINES FOR SMITHS around, 1815 below. Edge: Neatly grained.
Very Good. Two-pence token and very rare (RR).
The double blowing machine was noted for achieving a welding heat in only 20 minutes. Rugeley was regarded as the most handsome town in the Cuddlestone Hundred.