Quick 1hr. Hunt = 1 Old Token!

ANTIQUARIAN · Dec 27, 2014

Got in a quick hunt today before the rain came down and made at least one cool find! I found an early aluminum token from the E.H. Gulledge Store Oakville, ON c.1915 – 1920. :thumbsup:

I also found a brass toe-tap, a brass harness buckle and another Isaac Campbell Loop… this makes for 63 IC loops found here! :icon_scratch:

In 1836, Henry Gulledge, a saddler and harness maker from England, established a shop at the southeast corner of Colborne Street (now Lakeshore Road) and Thomas Street. This is one of the two oldest corners in the Town of Oakville, ON. Edmund H. Gulledge took over the store from his father in 1877. The Edmund H. Gulledge Store (b.1851 - d.1947) offered customers a wide variety of wares including Boots and Shoes, Harness, Collars, Trunks, and Whips. In 1897, located on the South East corner of Thomas St. & Lakeshore Rd it burned down circa 1910. In 1915, Gulledge moved back to the original location at 194 Lakeshore Rd East. The lot remained vacant until 1921 when the Bank of Toronto (TD Bank) purchased it and TD sold the building in 2001.

Thanks for looking,
Dave

ks coyote · Dec 27, 2014

Very cool old store token. Congrats on a piece of history.

pong12211 · Dec 27, 2014

Nice finds. That's a really nice token. Very nice post thanks for sharing.

MikeDiG · Dec 27, 2014

That token is really cool. Thanks for sharing!

BigWaveDave · Dec 27, 2014

awesome!

K1DDO1979 · Dec 27, 2014

Your hour hunt was better than mine today. I only found a musket ball and old pocket knife!

g-olden years · Dec 27, 2014

Your token's in great shape! :icon_thumright:

Thanks for addition of it's history and the groovy old photo of the shop! :icon_thumright:

Andi

wv hilljack · Dec 27, 2014

Nice, i like the pic. that goes with it.

dirtlooter · Dec 27, 2014

love the tokens and that is a very nice one, congrats

david680 · Dec 28, 2014

I love that token! That by itself made for a good hour!

CRUSADER · Dec 28, 2014

That is a great find, it looks silver? If so, silver tokens are some of the most collectable & rarist types, well at least this side of the pond.

pepperj · Dec 28, 2014

Well done on the token and #63 loop Dave for the short hunt, liking the token over a coin as it shows part of the local history.

Does this site get ploughed or is it a no till farm? You might of posted this up before but I can't recall.

Trezurehunter · Dec 28, 2014

Nice token & history research.

Old Dude · Dec 28, 2014

Nice token Dave and thanks for the info and history on it! Have a wonderful New Year. Hope it is as good to you as 2014 was.

mangum · Dec 28, 2014

That's a really neat token. Did it clean up that good with water or did you use another method? Most of the aluminum tokens I've found have been pretty rough.

Ironman! · Dec 28, 2014

Now that is a cool find! WTG Dave!! Tokens have always been a passion of mine to screen and detect. My pursuit of them in 1985 led me into my passion of relic hunting starting in 1987. Very nice score again Dave, congrats!!!

Larry

nova treasure · Dec 28, 2014

Nice token Dave , so many tokens to find but hard to get the history behind them. Good save, Bill

pl8man · Dec 28, 2014

A piece of history for your ever growing collection Dave ! Congrats !
Glen

cambria09 · Dec 28, 2014

Hello ANTIQUARIAN. Nice one! Ya gotta love tokens. Congratulations. C9

ANTIQUARIAN · Dec 29, 2014

ks coyote said:
Very cool old store token. Congrats on a piece of history.

Thanks very much coyote!
This is only my 4th token in 4 years! :laughing7:

Dave

pong12211 said:
Nice finds. That's a really nice token. Very nice post thanks for sharing.

Thank you for taking the time to post pong! :icon_thumright:

Dave

MikeDiG said:
That token is really cool. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for your post Mike, best of luck to you! :thumbsup:

Dave

BigWaveDave said:
awesome!

Thanks Dave, keep cool in FLA my friend! :laughing7:

Dave

K1DDO1979 said:
Your hour hunt was better than mine today. I only found a musket ball and old pocket knife!

I'd take a musket ball any day buddy, sure beats cutting through frozen ground eh! :laughing9:

Dave

g-olden years said:
Your token's in great shape! Thanks for addition of it's history and the groovy old photo of the shop! Andi

I too am surprised at the condition of this piece, other aluminum tokens I've found in the past have been pretty rough. :icon_scratch:

I think the secret is the soil in this case.
Dave

wv hilljack said:
Nice, i like the pic. that goes with it.

Thanks very much for your post Jack!
I think the 'old photo' of the store gives it some perspective! :thumbsup:

Dave

dirtlooter said:
love the tokens and that is a very nice one, congrats

Thank you dirtlooter, this one came out very nice too! :thumbsup:

Dave

david680 said:
I love that token! That by itself made for a good hour!

It sure did David... thanks very much for all of your 'likes' of my past posts too! :occasion14:

Dave

CRUSADER said:
That is a great find, it looks silver? If so, silver tokens are some of the most collectable & rarist types, well at least this side of the pond.

I wasn't aware that tokens were ever made in silver Cru?
I only wish this piece had been silver mate! :thumbsup:

Dave

pepperj said:
Well done on the token and #63 loop Dave for the short hunt, liking the token over a coin as it shows part of the local history.

Does this site get ploughed or is it a no till farm? You might of posted this up before but I can't recall.

I love finding anything with writing on it Jim, so finding a piece with this much information on it is sweet! :thumbsup:

I don't know if this site gets a regular ploughing or not as I've only been detecting it since the end of September.

You can bet I'll be here again in the spring waiting to see what the farmer plants next... please don't let it be corn! :laughing7:

Dave

Trezurehunter said:
Nice token & history research.

Thanks very much Trezurehunter!

Old Dude said:
Nice token Dave and thanks for the info and history on it! Have a wonderful New Year. Hope it is as good to you as 2014 was.

Thank you very much Dave, all the best to you as well my friend! :occasion14:

Dave

mangum said:
That's a really neat token. Did it clean up that good with water or did you use another method? Most of the aluminum tokens I've found have been pretty rough.

Just washed it with liquid soap, hot water and a toothbrush. I'm thinking about tumbling it... would that be a sin though? :icon_scratch:

I think the key to the condition to how these come out is 'gentle' soil conditions.
Dave

Ironman! said:
Now that is a cool find! WTG Dave!! Tokens have always been a passion of mine to screen and detect. My pursuit of them in 1985 led me into my passion of relic hunting starting in 1987. Very nice score again Dave, congrats!!!

Larry

Wow Larry, you've been at this hobby a long time, now wonder you've found 5 gold coins!
Sure wish I had started detecting when I was younger, now that I'm 50 I figure I have at least 25 'good' years left! :laughing7:

I spent too many years golfing and picking antiques, when I should've been detecting! :thumbsup:

Dave

nova treasure said:
Nice token Dave , so many tokens to find but hard to get the history behind them. Good save, Bill

Thanks for your post Bill! :occasion14:

The more info the better as far as I'm concerned!
Dave

pl8man said:
A piece of history for your ever growing collection Dave ! Congrats !
Glen

Thanks very much Glen!
Here's hoping you and Carson have another great year in 2015! :occasion14:

Dave

cambria09 said:
Hello ANTIQUARIAN. Nice one! Ya gotta love tokens. Congratulations. C9

Thanks for your post cambria! :hello:

Best of luck to you,
Dave

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