Antique Fishing Tokens (15 Total, Non-Dug Gift)

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A couple of years ago I photo-studied an old local character. Very photogenic. He collects vintage and very expensive hand-carved bird decoys. I gave him the portraits as a gift. He later gave me a sack of 15 of what he called fishing tokens (I live near the ocean in an area with a rich fishing tradition). I promptly lost the tokens in my stuff without getting a look at them. A couple of years later, today I found them in my bedroom.

Really surprised and happy to see a nice 1794 Middlesex-Fowler's Whale Fishery half penny token! I don't know anything about these tokens but I am sharing them here because you guys supposedly like round metal objects. Up until today they were buried treasure and I only found them because I didn't go out into the field metal detecting today.

 

[Mackaydon]

Whale fishing token:

½ Penny, United Kingdom

Detailed information about the coin ½ Penny (Middlesex, Fowler's Whale Fishery), United Kingdom, with pictures and collection and swap management: mintage, descriptions, metal, weight, size, value and other numismatic data

en.numista.com

The dies for this token were engraved by Thomas Wyon and it was manufactured by Thomas Mynd in Birmingham.
The token was issued by J. Fowler who was an oil merchant and tin-plate worker with a business at 78, Long Acre, at the West End of London.
Don in SoCal

 

[Mackaydon]

Here's the history of the (Alaskan) Icy Straits Salmon Company and the Hoonah Packing Company.

Our History – Icy Strait Point

Icy Strait Point is Alaska's premier cruise destination and cruise tour operator. Located in Hoonah, Alaska. Featuring whale watching tours, the world's largest zipline, and brown bear search tours.

icystraitpoint.com

Don in SoCal.

 

[Mackaydon]

Carl Chalk was from Newport, Kentucky.
Here's his pic: https://facesandplaces.kentonlibrary.org/viewimage.php?i=di66506
Don in SoCal.