Name/Title
Wooden NickelEntry/Object ID
2025.104.11Description
A wooden token about an inch and a half in diameter with a black stamp on one side. the stamp design is the silhouette of a buffalo with the text "WOODEN NICKEL/ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA." A second stamp overlapping the outside of the main stamp reads "THIRD AVE AT 17TH STREET/ GOOD FOR ONE DRINK." On the back of the token is handwritten "Good for 100 years with me."Use
Tokens like this are sometimes used as promotional items by bars and restaurants.Collection
General CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Token, StoreNomenclature Primary Object Term
TokenNomenclature Class
Exchange MediaNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLocation
Location
* Untyped Location
Archives U1-D-4Category
PermanentDate
October 18, 2025Provenance
Provenance Detail
Found ObjectCreated By
Kearney, QuinlanCreate Date
October 18, 2025Updated By
Kearney, QuinlanUpdate Date
October 23, 2025
