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Trade Check Tokens

Hawthorne, Nevada Owney tag

Description:

The back side of the token is an advertisement for the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company. Originally a billiard equipment company, Brunswick-Balke-Collender produced phonograph cases for record players.

Date:
1888-1897
Markings:
literal: E. BRUNSWICK BALKE / COLLENDER COMPY / CHECK / GOOD FOR / 12 1/2 c / IN TRADE / ROBT. H. WRIGHT / HAWTHORNE NEV
Medium:
metal
Dimensions:
Diameter: 1 in. (2.54 cm)
Museum ID:
0.052985.152
Place:
Nevada
Nancy A. Pope, National Postal Museum
January 26, 2007
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