Milk Tokens

Customers used Milk Tokens instead of money when paying the milkman for their milk each week. Various Co-operative Societies were amongst the main users of Milk Tokens in Britain.

Six metal milk tokens from my collection are pictured above from left to right,

BLETCHLEY & DISTRICT CO-OP SOC. LTD MILK 1 PINT

PIMCO PORTSEA ISLAND MUTUAL CO-OPERATIVE SOC, LTD (1 PINT MILK on reverse)

FINEDON INDUS CO-OP SOC LTD 1 PINT MILK (Finedon Industrial Co-operative Society Ltd)

WOOLASTON IND & PROV SOCY MILK 1 PINT (Woolaston Industrial & Provident Society)

LONG BUCKBY CO-OP SOC LTD ONE PINT MILK (Embossed same both sides of token))

LONG BUCKBY CO-OP SOC LTD 1/2 PINT MILK (Embossed same both sides of token)

Last updated 9th February 2002