johnson winged ? gasolene ? what

[traderoftreasures]

i got this item that says johnsons winged gasolene. is gasolene not misspelled? has anyone heard of this or know what it is or worth. watch fob ? token?

 

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[jeff of pa]

Chicago Worlds Fair ?

Yep

http://www.chicagohs.org/history/century.html

The fair was held on 427 acres (much of it landfill) on Lake Michigan, immediately south of Chicago's downtown area, from 12th Street to 39th Street (now Pershing Road). Today, Meigs Field and McCormick Place occupy this site. A Century of Progress officially opened on May 27, 1933 and closed on November 12 of that year. Although originally planned for the 1933, season only, it was extended for another year, reopening on May 26, 1934, and closing on October 31, 1934. This extension was due in part to the fair's public popularity, but mainly as an effort to earn sufficient income to retire its debts.

 

[jeff of pa]

1933 Century of Progress Exposition—Front: 1833-1933, A Century of Progress, Chicago Back: Johnson Winged 70 Gasolene, Time Tells (AU/Brass/1 3/16") $25.00

http://www.paradisecoin.com/tokens.html

See Exposition Tokens

 

[Eddie Lomax]

A 1933 Chicago Worlds fair token.

This brass token, 1 1/8” diameter by 1/16” thick, The side which shows Arcturus, the symbol for the fair, reads,” 1933 [ARCTURUS logo] 1933 A CENTURY OF PROGRESS CHICAGO”. The other side reads “JOHNSON Winged [pair of out-spread wings with ‘70’ at the center] GASOLENE”


The word "gasolene" was coined in 1865 from the word gas and the chemical suffix -ine/-ene. The modern spelling was first used in 1871. The shortened form "gas" for gasoline was first recorded in American English in 1905 and is often confused with the older words gas and gases that have been used since the early 1600s. Gasoline originally referred to any liquid used as the fuel for a gasoline-powered engine, other than diesel fuel or liquefied gas; methanol racing fuel would have been classed as a type of gasoline.


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