Counterfeit coin detector
Counterfeit coin detector and tester made and distributed by Helliwells, Albert Bldgs, Fitzwilliam Street, Sheffield. c. 1900. Used in banks, retail outlets, etc. to check against counterfeit coins. Marked in sixpence, shilling, florin and half-crown denominations
Picture No
11041837
Media ID
46873438
Size
5823px x 3886px
(4.0MB)
Credit
(c)Maurice Collins Images Collection /Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph of an original object in the Maurice Collins Collection
Date
1900s
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