Name/Title
Generic wooden tokens from Sambo's Restaurants anywhere, c. 1968Entry/Object ID
2002.87.20Description
Acc. No. 02.87.20 (A-B)
Subject Category: Sambo's Restaurant Collection
Date or Period: c. 1968
Object: Wooden Tokens
Description: Wooden tokens imprinted in red ink. One side has Uncle Sam's handholding a stars & stripes coffee cup surrounded by this message: "What this Country needs is a GOOD 10¢ CUP OF COFFEE. Sambo's has it." The other side of the token reads: "GOOD FOR A 10¢ CUP OF COFFEE AT SAMBO'S RESTAURANTS ANYWHERE", Round token.
Size: 13 in. in diameter.
History of Object: A generic wooden token given out by Sambo's Restaurant, Alameda, pending arrival of tokens with an Alameda imprint.
Acquired from: Joseph Young
Date: 09/23/02
