A NICE EXAMPLE OF A HALF PENNY TOKEN ISSUED TO WORKERS AT HE TEXTILE MILL OF JOHN KERSHAW IN LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND.   THIS WAS GIVEN IN LIEU OF LEGAL CURRENCY.  THIS WAS TYPICAL OF THE TREATMENT OF WORKERS IN THE RAPIDLY INDUSTRIALIZING ENGLAND AND THE WORLD OF THE 18TH CENTURY.

THE ONLY GOOD THING THAT CAME OUT OF THIS TREATMENT WAS THE RISE OF THE UNION MOVEMENT.