Name/Title
Brass Token for J. G. Croll, 1402 7th Street, c. 1890Entry/Object ID
2007.11.1Description
ACC. NO. 07.11.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: BUSINESSES, SALOONS
DATE OR PERIOD: UNKNOWN
OBJECT: TOKEN
DESCRIPTION: A CIRCULAR-SHAPED BRASS TOKEN WITH EMBOSSED LETTERING ON BOTH SIDES.
D 3/4"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: A BRASS TOKEN. MESSAGE ON ONE SIDE READS, "GOOD FOR 5¢ IN TRADE." REVERSE SIDE STATES, "J. G. CROLL, 1402 7th STREET, ALAMEDA." IN 1890 THE ALAMEDA STREETS, RUNNING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, WERE NUMBERED "1st through 32nd." A DECISION WAS MADE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FREE POSTAL DELIVERY SERVICE TO HOMES AND BUSINESSES; HOWEVER, THE STREET NUMBERING SYSTEM WAS UNPOPULAR WITH RESIDENTS.
DONOR: MR. CHUCK MILLAR
CATALOGED: FEBRUARY 17, 2007
