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50008 Thunderers driver is about to surrender the token from Arley at Highley during the SVRs 50 years of the Class 50 gala.
The Dude Saloon was a popular saloon in Birmingham from 1871 until 1907 when the City of Birmingham implemented local prohibition. Like other saloons during this time, the Dude sold tokens that could be exchanged for food, drink, and presumably, "lodging".
The Dude Saloon and Restaurant was located in the Webb Building on the southwest corner of 20th Street and 2nd Avenue North from 1871 to 1907 and operated by Joe J. Hochstadter. The well-furnished bar was located on the ground floor with rooms for boarding guests upstairs. In 1887 the Dude Saloon advertised "regular meals" for 25 cents.
The Webb Building exterior has been changed and "modernized" over the years, but it still stands today in north Birmingham. It was one of the first commercial 3-story buildings in Birmingham. The building was built by J. B. Webb of Elyton, who is said to have claimed a $100 prize from the Elyton Land Company for his investment in the new city. (source: Bhamwiki.com)
Long since retired, CTA, like other transit agencies, minted its own tokens. This one was full fare, and about the size of a dime.
One of a series of medals issued by Peter Kempson in 1797. It shows the New Meeting House after it had been re-built following the riots of 1791.
Accession number: 1939 N161
I think the name Hoyle on this token refers to Edmond Hoyle (1672- 1769) who was a writer best known for his works on the rules and play of card games. The phrase "According to Hoyle" came into the language as a reflection of his generally percieved authority on the subject.
For the most part my husband and I don't need these any more - we have a monthly parking permit for the train station. But every once in a blue moon we both need to take the train at different times, so it's good to have a couple of these around for those situations.
A love token on an 1891 seated liberty dime bearing the letter M which I recently purchased at auction.
Love tokens were popular in the United States from circa 1860 - 1910. An individual would smooth one side of a coin and engrave initials, words or symbols of personal significance. In the American tradition, the love token was given to a sweetheart as a token to be carried at all times.
A more detailed history of love tokens is available at the PCGS website:
A rare (sort of) US half cent dated 1828 with only 12 stars instead of 13. And a very rare merchant's overstrike. There was a famous South Carolina politician by the name of H. Klugh Purdy but I cannot make any connection between the merchant and the congressman.
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The story of how all this series of pictures came to be is here on a Utata entry. Mouseover the "note" link on the bottom menu to see the story.
You need long arms to be a Worth Valley Railway signalman. Here No. 78022 waits while 37075 comes downhill and gets the token for the single line to Keighley.
A Hindu temple token (ramatanka), intended as an offering at a temple, probably 19th or 20th century manufacture. First side shows Rama with his brother Lakshmana. Reverse shows Rama seated with his consort Sita on throne, with the monkey-god Hanuman below. Lakshmana is to the left, and Rama's two sons Kusha and Lava stand to the right. This seems to be a common temple-token type; other Hindu designs are known, as well as some Sikh and even a few Muslim types.
Face of CRT-minted tokens, good for a ride on the Chicago "L" during their era. The Chicago Rapid Transit company was a predecessor agency to the CTA, operating all of the city's elevated/subway lines before acquisition by the state-created Chicago Transit Authority.
In addition to CRT, pre-CTA transit was also operated by the Chicago Surface Lines (streetcar system) and the Chicago Motor Coach Company (buses). Because they were private, competing entities, you could not use this token for either of the other systems.
Got a very nice gift from one of the kids in my workshops as we wrapped up the last summer session :D
It was made by her and her mother. Love to get such a thoughtful personalized token that I can take with me everywhere now.
The studs are exposed on top so that I can put any random LEGO I find on the floor onto it ;)
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Token Creek Preserve Park - Sun Prairie, WI
What's better than one beautiful sky? TWO beautiful skies!
I was in a mood to shoot small this morning, and when I was contemplating what to use as my subject du jour this was staring me in the face. My husband had given it to me, thinking that it was an old, leftover New York City Subway Token. Except that when I tried to look it up this morning, it didn't turn up in NYC token history. So I looked a little further, and established that the Metropolitan Transit Authority One Fare token was a pre-1964 token from Boston. We lived in Boston in the mid-80's, so this must have been leftover from that time. I guess they were the same size as the MBTA tokens that replaced them, and they must have remained in circulation until the time that Boston replaced tokens with Charlie Cards (like NYC's Metro Cards).
What tokens are tucked away in your drawer or chest.
Love letters? Photographs? Pressed flowers? Or is it a secret? Just old memories...
Thank you for looking. xxxx
The crew of 'Covertcoat' take the token for the return to Launceston. Newmills, Launceston Steam Railway, 12th October 2018.
1667, half penny trade token issued by Benedict Coles.
Benedict was a Leighton Buzzard grocer, trading from the north side of the High Street by the Market Cross - photo shows both sides of the token
After all the jewelry the Purple Mage was obliged to wear as status markers, this little token of devotion is that much more precious to Nightowl.
Old Russian metro tokens, were in use in the 1990s' (metal tokens - in 1992, they were replaced by plastic ones)
This quarter sized jeton may have been issued in Corsica from 1736-38. The legend reads THEODORVS on the revese side. On this side though the legend reads PRIN-LEO-DVX (duke). Below is a bit of history of King Theodore of Corsica.
Neuhof, Theodor, Baron von (tā'ōdôr' bärōn' fən noi'hōf) , 1694–1756, German adventurer, b. Metz, France. After a career as a soldier and diplomat, he was persuaded by Corsicans rebelling against Genoese rule to become (1736) their king as Theodore I of Corsica. Driven from Corsica by the Genoese with French aid in 1738, he tried (1738, 1743) unsuccessfully to regain his throne. After 1749 he lived in poverty in England and was once released from debtors' prison through the influence of Horace Walpole. He figures grotesquely in Voltaire's Candide.