Can anyone I.D. this "Community Club" piece?

[testing123]

Can anyone I.D. this "Community Club" piece?

This was about 6 inches deep in a park that dates to 1902. Roughly the size of half a quarter. I can't make out all of the writing. The only thing I can read is "Community Club" on the bottom right.

The middle image looks like a tent with two flags on top. On the right it looks like a genie lamp and i can't make out the "blob" on the left. Looks to be copper. There's more words on this, but I can't make it out. I'll soak it to see if I can free anything up. Anyone have any ideas on what this could be?

hi again. Thanks for all of the input! Definitely looks like a Chautauqua piece. I've now included a pic of the back. Not too much going on, looks blank to me, except for an area or two that may have been stuck to something else. I'm not sure if it is an elongated penny. Weight is 2.3 grams. Some wheat cents I've found range from 2.8 to 3.0 grams. I'm still trying to determine the other words...

 

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[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: Can anyone I.D. this "Community Club" piece?

Can we see the back?

 

[trikikiwi]

Re: Can anyone I.D. this "Community Club" piece?

Cool find
As BigCy requested, more pics please. Could you also further describe the lettering that you can see.
My WAG is that it's a freebie given to kids/people in a town by a travelling circus, to help entice them along to the show.
Mike

 

[DCMatt]

Re: Can anyone I.D. this "Community Club" piece?

Elongated/squished/pressed souvenir penny?

DCMatt

 

[CRUSADER]

Re: Can anyone I.D. this "Community Club" piece?

Elongated/squished/pressed souvenir penny?

DCMatt

agreed, but whats the event/attraction?

 

[DCMatt]

Re: Can anyone I.D. this "Community Club" piece?

Elongated/squished/pressed souvenir penny?

DCMatt

agreed, but whats the event/attraction?

Circus. No question the image in the center is a "big top" tent.

DCMatt

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Re: Can anyone I.D. this "Community Club" piece?

Elongated/squished/pressed souvenir penny?

DCMatt

I think your on Matt!

 

[72cheyenne]

Re: Can anyone I.D. this "Community Club" piece?

Definately a pressed penny. Give that thing a hot peroxide bath and alot of the crud should come off. Just do it little bits at a time to check the integrity of the surface of it.

 

[traderoftreasures]

Re: Can anyone I.D. this "Community Club" piece?

not necessarily circus but maybe chautauqua...i see it on the item. here is some info on the chautaqua circuit....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chautauqua

 

[DCMatt]

Re: Can anyone I.D. this "Community Club" piece?

not necessarily circus but maybe chautauqua...i see it on the item. here is some info on the chautaqua circuit....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chautauqua

Interesting! I've never heard of that...

If/when we have a look at the other side we may know more.

DCMatt

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: Can anyone I.D. this "Community Club" piece?

not necessarily circus but maybe chautauqua...i see it on the item. here is some info on the chautaqua circuit....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chautauqua

Good call Trader. I see it too top right.
_________________CHAUTAUGUA COMMUNITY CLUB

http://www.mychautauqua.org/History.htm



CACHE http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache...uqua+community+club"&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: Can anyone I.D. this "Community Club" piece?

I would sure like to get one letter from that first word. It may be WOMANS, or it may be a city or state.

 

[traderoftreasures]

Re: Can anyone I.D. this "Community Club" piece?

second to last letter in first word maybe M or T

 

[testing123]

Re: Can anyone I.D. this "Community Club" piece?

it almost looks like "OF" right before "COMMUNITY"

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: Can anyone I.D. this "Community Club" piece?

it almost looks like "OF" right before "COMMUNITY"

Yes you are correct. There is a word before community.
______?_______CHAUTAUGUA___?___ COMMUNITY CLUB

 

[intimer]

Re: Can anyone I.D. this "Community Club" piece?

not necessarily circus but maybe chautauqua...i see it on the item. here is some info on the chautaqua circuit....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chautauqua

there's another something i had never heard of. thanks for the link.

 

[traderoftreasures]

Re: Can anyone I.D. this "Community Club" piece?

when i was young, for years, i lived at a place called O.S.C.A.
it stood for old salem chautauqua association-there they paid dues, had meatings, annual picnics. my mother was secretary of the board of directors, i never paid much attention...
It was by new salem state park... don't know what it really meant but it's starting to make more sense

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Re: Can anyone I.D. this "Community Club" piece?

it almost looks like "OF" right before "COMMUNITY"

LADIES OF COMMUNITY CLUB?

 

[DCMatt]

Re: Can anyone I.D. this "Community Club" piece?

This Chautauqua topic is so interesting to me. It is/was an amazing page of Americana. I had no idea how big it was in the early 20th c.

What is the name of the town where you found this item?

DCMatt

 

[traderoftreasures]

Re: Can anyone I.D. this "Community Club" piece?

it almost looks like "OF" right before "COMMUNITY"

LADIES OF COMMUNITY CLUB?

it's possible,it's possible