TOKEN

Object/Artifact

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St. Joseph Museums

The image shows four vintage trade tokens arranged on a mustard-colored surface, each featuring a clover-like shape with embossed text. The tokens appear to be metallic and have inscriptions indicating their value, with two showing the phrase "GOOD FOR 5¢ IN TRADE." The other two tokens display text that reads "THE NEW SEVEN" along with an address, which appears to include numbers resembling street coordinates. The tokens' design and text suggest they were once used as currency substitutes in trade or commerce, possibly issued by a specific establishment for promotional or transactional purposes, reflecting a historic practice in commercial exchanges.

The image shows four vintage trade tokens arranged on a mustard-colored surface, each featuring a clover-like shape with embossed text. The tokens appear to be metallic and have inscriptions indicating their value, with two showing the phrase "GOOD FOR 5¢ IN TRADE." The other two tokens display text that reads "THE NEW SEVEN" along with an address, which appears to include numbers resembling street coordinates. The tokens' design and text suggest they were once used as currency substitutes in trade or commerce, possibly issued by a specific establishment for promotional or transactional purposes, reflecting a historic practice in commercial exchanges.

Name/Title

TOKEN

Entry/Object ID

1980.62.30

Description

FOUR LEAF CLOVER SHAPE . "THE NEW STEVER - 511 1/2 - 13 1/2 EDMOND ST." & "GOOD FOR 5 CENTS IN TRADE" SAME AS 80.62.29

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Token

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Parts

Count

1

Material

ALUMINUM

Condition

Overall Condition

Good