Cascarets laxative token

Viddy

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Aug 16, 2011
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Harrisburg, PA
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Xterra 705, F2, Etrac, T2, V3i, AT Pro, CTX3030, Equinox 800, Vanquish 540, Go-Find 66, F5, Q60, Apex
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It was a rainy day in Pittsburgh today, so I took the AT Pro out to the little league baseball field by my house. I left the Etrac and V3i at home. There is an old schoolhouse from the 1850's next to the baseball fields, and I hit on some old things that made their way out to the areas around the fields. I was out for about 2 hours.

I searched the area around the concession stand, and where people put chairs out along the baselines. I found 61 clad tokens but no silvers! Today was 'dime-day' as I hit for 24 dimes. I also found an old rusted out military pin. then found a battling cage token for some place in Oregon, and it looks like the token got clipped by a lawn mower. I also found something very interesting.....!

It is a Cascarets laxative token from the 1930's. It was a novelty token. Whats funny is on one side it says 'heads I win' and on the other side it says 'tails you lose'. It's always fun to find something intersting. It came up as a quarter on the AT Pro, which I run in Pro Mode.
 

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That Cascarets token is a cool token! You did well! :thumbsup:
 

The batting cage token from the Automated Batting Cages Company was probably furnished to the business that purchased one of their cages, rather than them having custom ones made for their location. That is why these Salem, OR tokens show up all over the country.
John in the Great 208
 

Thats a super interesting find--- during that time period I believe that laxatives were the weight loss supplements of the day. Louie Armstrong was bulimic and was addicted (mentally) to using laxatives to lose weight.
 

I've got an angel on my toilet:

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Angel sitting on toilet
TAILS YOU LOSE / ALL GOING OUT - NOTHING COMING IN

CCC in lozenge box logo
HEADS I WIN / CASCARETS / ALWAYS WIN
BEST FOR THE BOWELS
SCHWAAB MILWAUKEE (Manufacturer)

Metal: Brass
Size: 32mm
Weight: 11.04gm

:)
 

I've gotta ask"did it come out of the ground easily?" :tongue3:
 

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