Short day of sifting at Free Town yeilds a neat old token.

[creskol]

Probably dates to the 1940's. Sifting project halted early because of rain:
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[idahotokens]

What part of the world might Free Town be in? That might be a clue to where this token hails from. It has been listed in the Token and Medal Society database, but has not yet had good evidence for an attribution. I suspect Boston, MA as that appears to be where a New England chain in the 1930s by that name was headquartered.
John in the Great 208

 

[creskol]

What part of the world might Free Town be in? That might be a clue to where this token hails from. It has been listed in the Token and Medal Society database, but has not yet had good evidence for an attribution. I suspect Boston, MA as that appears to be where a New England chain in the 1930s by that name was headquartered.
John in the Great 208

Thanks for the info. Free Town is a small community in Albemarle County Virginia, about 15 miles west of Charlottesville, Virginia and 13 miles east of Waynesboro, Virginia .. the two closest cities. I suspect that it may be related to the 1946 Grand Opening of the Kane Furniture Store in Charlottesville, which is still in business today.

 

[VOL1266-X]

Rob, that's a nice local historic recovery from the Commonwealth Bud. HH, Q.

 

[Limitool]

Good find.... Just an idea or thought here. Why didn't you put "this" find on the ongoing thread you started and keep your finds together from this project? Your original one just got bumped to pg. 2. Still very good find.... Brad

 

[Trezurehunter]

That's a nice token.

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

I like the Kane token connection to your local town and I and most readers here on this forum , was able to remember , quite well , that this token is from your Free Town ,Va. fixer upper home site , you recently acquired .

The current trend of " the perpetual thread " in Today's Finds was OK & fun in the summer months , but for what it's worth ,

it is time to go back to what is found Today , each hunt on it's own thread .

As the Forum suggests and the way it is written ,

" What did you find today? Share it with others in the Today's Finds Forum. Always a "timely" place to visit."

i said it now I'll shut the he!! up , Back to Creskol ,

I'll be watching for mo digs !

 

[creskol]

Thanks all! Whether they are new, old, worthless or priceless, finding a token ranks among my favorite finds!

 

[creskol]

The token was added to the data base: FURNITURE / KANE / COMPANY (TC-74740) Chralottesville, Virginia, U.S.A.

 

[jewelerguy]

dang, 10 bucks was quite a bit considering it applied to a 50 dollar purchase. and 10 dollars at the time would buy a good amount of groceries, unlike today.

 

[Twinkletoes]

That's a great token!

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