old token and whistle

[Tim Helms]

Found this token in an old house i was detecting around.not sure of its date.also this whistle was hanging in a closet thought it looked cool...

 

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[idahotokens]

Nice token! I am sending the info to the Ohio token cataloger as I didn't find anything on it in a quick search. Was it found in Ohio? There are other towns named Toledo.
John in the Great 208

 

[Tim Helms]

found in north carolina.

 

[Mackaydon]

You may wish to contact the librarian at the Toledo NC (County) Library and ask that person for the county historian if the librarian cannot answer your Q.
Don.....

 

[Relic Girl]

Nice find!

 

[idahotokens]

The 1898-1903 Toledo, OH City Directories list a Frances M. Shaw as having a bakery at 825½ Summit - in 1898 he is also listed as a confectioner. In that a loaf of bread usually cost 5¢ then, bakeries often used tokens, selling a baker's dozen (13) in advance for the price of 12. If the customer paid 60¢ and took two loaves, she/he would get 11 tokens to use in the future. I think this is a pretty good attribution in that the name and type of business is okay, the diework dates from around 1900 in that area, and that it says Toledo on it. The only part I don't like is that bakery tokens usually say "good for a 5¢ loaf of bread" rather than just 5¢ in trade. It could well be that the confectionery part of the business was fairly significant so he sold a lot of stuff other than bread by the loaf.
John in the Great 208