Anyone know anything about this token?

[cudamark]

I found this cool token yesterday in an old area of San Diego. I can't seem to find anything online about Alfred S Herring Cigars and Tobacco, either here in S.D, or, anywhere with that name and some association with tobacco. Maybe one of you experts can help? Another thing interesting about it, is that someone counterstamped it 14K! Oh, I forgot the ruler.....its 25mm in diameter. Thanks.

 

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[eyemustdigtreasure]

Great Find!
Yes, here is the link to a Token catalogue website.
Let me know if you can open the page
Display Token Records - All States

 

[fyrffytr1]

Must be pretty rare because I can't find any information about the token or the man.

 

[Joe-Dirt]

Very cool!! Good luck on the ID!!!

 

[jeff of pa]

Nice token ! But apparently he didn't believe in Newspaper Advertising.
I searched across the US, In all the papers I had access to
& Could not find one Herring advertising Cigars or Tobacco.

I did find plenty of Businesses Advertising Selling Tobacco, Herring & Cigars



& Nationwide, and only 1 Alfred S. Herring. from Iowa
he was Applying for a Life Sentence, in 1907, in California (could be Him)


Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]), 24 Dec. 1907.

MARRIAGE LICENSES

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/...ing+&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1

 

[Rookster]

Nice find.Congratulations

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

You might contact the Token collectors' club, maybe they can help you.

 

[HuntinDog]

It is listed in [FONT=Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif]tokencatalog.com, but no image or location.
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[FONT=Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif]http://tokencatalog.com/display_records.php?SearchStringEveryWord=Alfred+S.+Herring&SubmitFilter=SearchUSA&action=DisplayRecords&ta_country=U.S.A.&td_state=&td_city=&SearchString=&SearchStringAnyWord=&HomePageSearch=&view=All+Listings[/FONT]

 

[cudamark]

It is listed in tokencatalog.com, but no image or location.

http://tokencatalog.com/display_records.php?SearchStringEveryWord=Alfred+S.+Herring&SubmitFilter=SearchUSA&action=DisplayRecords&ta_country=U.S.A.&td_state=&td_city=&SearchString=&SearchStringAnyWord=&HomePageSearch=&view=All+Listings

Thanks, I finally found that listing. I didn't put in the period after the S initially, so, it didn't come up when I checked tokencatalog yesterday. I wonder who put that info in there, and if they found one also. You would think that if Alfred had a store, that it would have had a telephone and hence a phone book listing. Maybe he used a different name for the business and had HIS name on the token. Who knows? An address would have been nice, but, that probably cost extra when making the token.

 

[cudamark]

I've now listed it on tokencatalog.com. If anyone finds more info on it, please post it here. Thanks, Mark

 

[Bramblefind]

Nice find! I think he is the same person as in the marriage record jeff of pa found - he had a cigar store in Los Angeles per 1910 census and the 1909 directory-

Name: Alfred S Herring
Age in 1910: 24
Birth Year: abt 1886
Birthplace: Iowa
Home in 1910: Los Angeles Assembly District 75, Los Angeles, California
Street: So Olive St
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Lodger
Marital status: Married
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Merchant
Industry: Cigar Store
Employer, Employee or Other: Own Account
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 2

 

[invent4hir]

Jeff & Bramble, now that is what I call research!

 

[cudamark]

Thanks Bramblefind!

 

[Johncoho]

I have no info on it, but that is one cool token.