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pioneered the use of giveaways or premiums in order to promote
their products. At the peak of their success they were the second
largest (next to Sears) catalog merchant selling a full compliment
of house wares including everything from soap to furniture. (B)
941.
BUTTER AND EGG MAN THEATRICAL TOKEN, CA. 1925.
33mm. gilt bronze, Choice Unc. Obv: THE BUTTER AND EGG
MAN COMING TO YOUR TOWN around man with top hat riding
on the back of a steer carrying money bags in each hand. Rx:
THE BEARER IS A LIFE MEMBER OF / THE BROTHERHOOD/
OF /BUTTER AND/ EGG MEN./ GREGORY KELLY PRES./ 1000/
STRICTLY FOR LAUGHS. The Butter and Egg man was a 1925
comedy by George S. Kaufman and starred Gregory Kelly as Peter
Jones. The term “butter and egg man” was originated to suggest a
hick from the sticks. (C)
942.
AMELIA EARHART FLIGHT, 1928
. 32mm. Silver Plated. (W&H)
Unc. Obv: THE FIRST WOMAN TO CROSS THE ATLANTIC BY
AIRPLANE – AMELIA EARHART – around her helmeted bust
facing right. Rx: NEWFOUNDLAND JUNE 17 – SOUTH WALES
JUNE 18-1928 tiny horseshoe, 4 leaf clover & wishbone around
view of her SEAPLANE/ FRIENDSHIP over ocean. (C)
943.
MICHIGAN MUTUAL “LUCKY LINDY” TOKEN, ND.
31.8mm.
Gilt Brass. AU. Obv: Bust of Lindbergh right surrounded by: OUR
DEPENDABLE INSURANCE BRINGS LUCK. “LUCKY LINDY”
Rx: MICHIGAN MUTUAL LIABILITY COMPANY inscribed within
a shield surrounding radiant clasped hands. Legend above:
PREFERRED PROTECTION/ FOR. Below: MAN AND MOTOR.
(B-C)
944.
BYRD EXPEDITION COMMEMORATIVE TOKEN, 1930
. 31.5mm.
Gilt. Choice Unc. Obv: FIRST TO FLY OVER THE SOUTH POLE.
REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD around military bust left.
Rx: Seaplane inscribed on wing NX 4542 and on tail – BYRD
ANTARCTIC/ EXPEDITION Below: TO COMMEMORATE/ THE
ACHIEVEMENT OF/ THE BYRD/ ANTARCTIC/ EXPEDITION/
1928-1930. (B-C)
945.
GEORGE JUNIOR REPUBLIC GOOD FOR TOKEN, ND
. 19mm.
Copper. AU. Obv: GEORGE JUNIOR REPUBLIC FOUNDED
1895 around center bust of the founder, William Reuben George.
Rx: NOTHING WITHOUT LABOR ONE CENT around open book
over flag & axe, (B)
946.
JOE LOUIS GOOD LUCK TOKEN, ND
. 32.3mm. Copper. Fine.
Obv: Bust left of the Brown Bomber in a plain field. Rx: GOOD
LUCK/ FOREVER/ (facsimile signature of) JOE LOUIS. (B)
TOKENS AND MEDALS BY STATE LOCATION
947.
AL: RARE TRADE CHECK. W. L. ROBINSON PLANING
MILL CO., NOTTINGHAM.
Type of Wood 293-1 but unlisted
denomination. 28mm. Nickel. AU. Rx: 10 surrounded by a circle of
stars. All of the listed denominations are rated as R10. (E)
948.
CA: CALIFORNIA CHAPTER NO. 5 CHAPTER PENNY, ND
.
King 219C. 31mm. Chocolate Bronze. Unc. Obv: CALIFORNIA
CHAPTER NO. 5 R.A.M. ONE PENNY around state seal. Rx:
Uninscribed curved scroll. At center, a small keystone above which
is
A.OI. 2385. CHAR/TERED to left, APRIL 30/ 1855 to right. SAN
FRANCISCO at bottom. (C)
949.
DC: GEORGE BURFEIND, COIN DEALER.
SCHENKMAN B55C,
R&B Unc. 50 struck in Copper. (C)
950.
GA: ENGRAVED MASONIC TOKEN
. N.T.RAY/ LAKEWOOD
LODGE/ NO. 443 F. & A.M./ masonic square & compass.
Engraved on the obverse of an early 20th century silver Mexico
50 centavos. This lodge is in Lovejoy, Georgia, in Clayton County
outside Atlanta. (E)
951.
IL: WORLD’S FAIR CLUB TRADE CHECK
. Unlisted by Vacketta
& Schmidt. 24mm. Brass. XF. Uniface. Incused lettering: WORLDS
Lot 950
WM Unsigned. AU. Obv: MRS. SUSANNA WESLEY TEACHING
HER SON JOHN. Center scene of John kneeling in front of his
mother who has a book on her lap. Below: FEED MY LAMBS. Rx:
SUNDAY SCHOOL CENTENARY OFFERING 1866 around view
of front of mail school buildings. RELIGION AND SCIENCE above,
Below: DICKINSON/ COLLEGE. (C)
934.
ANOTHER
, OF THE SAME. Also. Unc. (C)
935.
CENTENNIAL OF THE CONSTITUTION, 1887
. Rulau PaPh
396 var. 25mm. Copper. Mostly Red AU. Obv: A,. LOUDON
SNOWDEN MARSHAL around bust right. Rx: CENTENNIAL
OF THE CONSTITUTION 1787-1887 around STRUCK &
DISTRIBUTED/ IN THE/ CIVIL & INDUSTRIAL/ PROCESSION/
SEPT. 15. Unlisted in copper. (B-C)
936. “YE DAIRY FARM” THEATRICAL TOKEN, (1901)
38mm. Alum.
(Doll Mfg. Co.) PL Unc. Obv: “YE DAIRY FARM” above 2 yoked
oxen at center. Below: SOUVENIR/ N. Y. 109 NIGHTS./ CHICAGO
133 NIGHTS. PHILA. 137 NIGHTS. Rx: 5 different views. At top:
WASHINGTON’S TOMB/ MT. VERNON, VA./ At left center: BETSY
ROSS HOUSE. At center: INDEPENDENCE BELL/ At right centre:
GRANT’S TOMB/ Below: THE NEW/ U.S.S. MAINE/. LAUNCHED
AT PHILA JJULY 27, 1901.
Ye Dairy Farm was a “quaint rural drama in four acts” written by
Eleanor Merron Cowper. The play enjoyed considerable success
playing across the country continuously for over three years. (E-F)
937.
JOSEPH K. DAVISON’S SONS ADVERTISING MEDAL, 1910.
C:
28-1970 Bzg; King 929; Baxter 296. 32mm. Gilt Bronze. Jules
EdouardRoine, Sc. XF. Obversewith a robed female figure seated at
a Janvier reduction machine working on Roine’s Lincoln Centennial
medal. DIES AND MEDALS inscribed above. In exergue: JOS. K.
DAVISONS SONS/ PHILA. PA. The reverse displays the figure of
a nude male artist seated at a Janvier Pointing machine amidst a
partially finished piece of statuary on a modeling stand and another
piece of statuary on the floor at the right. STATUARY RELIEFS
REDUCED AND ENLARGED inscribed above.
According to Dick Johnson, this design was originally prepared for
Deitsch Brothers. The Deitsch firm was an importer of the Janvier
machines and founded Medallic Art Company in 1909. Before the
medal was struck, however, the brothers sold their machines to the
Weil Brothers and much of their medallic business to the Davison
firm. Thus the Davison name was substituted on the medal. This
is the first of these smaller size tokens we have seen., The usual
example was struck in 51mm. (D-E)
938.
THE COMMERCIAL TERCENTENARY OF NEW YORK, 1914
.
32.5mm. Bronze. AU. Struck by Tiffany & Co. AU. Obverse: THE/
COMMERCIAL/ TERCENTENARY/ OF NEW YORK 1714-1914
above a horizontal montage of fruits and vegetables. Below, is a
depiction of the famous land negotiation of all times - the offering of
goods to the Indians in exchange for Manhattan island. The reverse
presents a view of modern Manhattan with its skyscraper buildings,
with arms of NYC below. Above, surrounded by four armorial
shields, is a cartouche with a struck inscription: EXPOSITION. The
usual example of this design is struck in 77.5mm size. (D)
939.
SING SING PRISON TOKEN, ND
. Zara NY-21. 35mm. Alum. AU.
Obv. SING SING PRISON around FIFTY within inner circle. Rx: DO
GOOD MAKE GOOD around circle enclosing MWL. (B)
940.
LARKIN COMPANY 50TH ANNIVERSARY MEDAL, 1925
.
38.3mm. Bronze. Julio Kilenyi, Sc. Unc. (W&H) Obverse bust of
founder John D. Larkin to the left in a plain field. Rx: FIFTIETH
ANNIVERSARY above an aerial view of the company plant in
Buffalo, NY. Dates 1875 & 1925 and LCO monogram below above
a partial wreath at bottom. Scarce in this size. The usual example is
76mm. The Larkin Company started out selling soap products and