20 centimes à consommer - H. Lalive frères

Obverse

Circular inscription and workshop mark in a listel beaded on the inside and grooved on the outside.

Lettering:
H. LALIVE FRERES
FC

Reverse

Face value and workshop name in a listel, pearled on the inside and striped on the outside.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
A CONSOMMER
20c.
CARTAUX

Unabridged legend: 20 centimes

Edge

Plain.

Mint

Francis Cartaux, Paris, France

Comments

H. Lalive was an early 20th century manufacturer of slot machines in Mâcon (source: LEMAITRE Jean, 2008, Les machines à sous, ed. Alternative, p. 198). His products bear the inscription "H. LALIVE FRERES - MACON" on a front enamel plate. For example, the "Le Doublé" (1909) and "Le Coq Chantant" (1910) slot machines sold at auction at the Hôtel des Ventes de Lyon Bérard-Péron in June 2020.

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

H. Lalive est un constructeur de machines à sous du début du 20ème siècle à Mâcon (source : LEMAITRE Jean, 2008, Les machines à sous, éd. Alternative, p. 198). Ses productions portent l'inscription “H. LALIVE FRERES - MACON” sur un plaque émaillée en façade. Par exemple les machines à sous “Le Doublé” (1909) et “Le Coq Chantant” (1910) vendues aux enchères à l'Hôtel des Ventes de Lyon Bérard-Péron en juin 2020. 

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