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The E-Sylum: Volume 21, Number 52, December 30, 2018, Article 13

THE "WE ALL HAVE OUR HOBBIES" TOKENS

NY 491A obv. NY 491A rev.
NY 491A, white metal, 27.3mm

Dave Baldwin writes:

I thought your readers might be interested in the new page on my website for the "We All Have Our Hobbies" tokens by George H. Lovett. They always seem to be pretty popular when they come up for sale these days.

Thanks. A popular piece. Strange, but that only helps its allure. Here are some additional selected images - see the complete page for more. -Editor

NY 491C copper 1 NY 491C copper 2
NY 491C, copper, 28mm

TUTHILL We All HAve our Hobbies
Luther B. Tuthill advertisement in The Numismatist, Vol. VII, No. 1, January (1894)

The obverse design and motto is not an original design by George H. The witch on a broomstick with similar mottos were found on seal fobs in England at least by the early 1800's. These would have been worn on a watch fob, or possibly a necklace in the case of a woman, and used to stamp wax to seal a letter.

So how did the expression "We all have our hobbies" come to be associated with the image of the witch on a broom stick? "To ride one's hobby-horse" meant to follow a favorite pastime and eventually led to our modern usage of the word hobby. And the image of the witch on her broom stick is very much like a child riding their stick or hobby horse - so she is pursuing her 'hobby'.

MASON-WITCH We All HAve Our Hobbies
From Mason's Monthly Illustrated Coin Collector's Magazine, and Price Current, Vol. 1, No. 1, June (1884) : 13.

To read the complete article, see:
George H Lovett Gallery Part 3 : "We All Have Our Hobbies" Token (http://ghlovett3.blogspot.com/p/historical-discovery-of-ameica.html)



Wayne Homren, Editor

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