46mm. Silver. By Spink / F. Bowcher for R. Thorne & Sons (Distillers).
Obverse with conjoined busts of King Edward VII & Queen Alexandra, reverse with rampant lion beside 8 line legend.
Light scratching within obverse fields otherwise Extremely Fine and housed black box of issue with 'R.Thorne & Sons Greenock & London 26/6/02' embossed in gold on the lid. Rare.
The firm of R. Thorne & Sons was established in 1831 by Robert Thorne and was described in Harper's Directory as 'Whisky Distillers Blenders and Warehouse-keepers' based in Greenock where the company had it's main premises. The company was incorporated in 1892 and later expanded, acquiring two distilleries and a three-storey Italian Renaissance style office block was constructed in Greenock, along with a multi-storey warehouse block which still stands today.