Description
Kent, Queenborough, Copperas House, 17th century Penny token, issued by Roger Kemp and Ralph Farr (Norweb 2693; Davis & Walters 293/124). Fine and rare.
Matthias Falconer of Brabant had established the first copperas factory in England at Queenborough in 1579. Roger Kemp and Ralph Farr were leased the rights to copperas (a form of green vitriol or ferrous sulphate) and stone from the manor of Minster, 1676-1706.
