Tolerance house token, pewter, 53 mm, smooth... - Lot 401 - Vasari Auction

Lot 401
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Tolerance house token, pewter, 53 mm, smooth... - Lot 401 - Vasari Auction
Tolerance house token, pewter, 53 mm, smooth edge, angelic obverse, suggestive reverse, wear, ABE, note : to avoid any exchange of money between the clients and the residents, which could have induced a certain dissimulation on the part of the latter, to lend to discussions with the clients on the tariffs with regard to the services, to oblige these ladies to hold a cash register with risk of error or theft, the client gives the price of the service to the manageress in exchange for which he receives a token allowing him, in the lounge or in the estaminet, to make the choice of his partner of a moment. All he has to do is give the token to the chosen one in charge of calming his ardour. The next day, the tokens are given to the lady of the house as proof of activity and the girl receives the small share due to her.
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