Jarl
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Hello friends,
I'll try to keep this concise and to the point. This weekend was a marked improvement since the last few, namely, and as I am thoroughly convinced of the phenomena, because the ground had just the right amount of precipitation/saturation. The signals were so much better and definitive and more frequent as such. Continuing...I have to remark on the 'Semi Centennial' token. First of all, it was found in the same place I have found other 'local' interest tokens. It's like people were keen to lose their tokens there for some hundred or more years...I just don't understand it, but I don't care...I'm glad they lost them lol!
After cleaning it up a bit I could finally read that the reverse(the worse of the sides) said, "H.D. Cone Jewelry Co." I would later find that man after whom this company was named/operated is the father of local art icon, Marvin Cone. Marvin as a painter was also a contemporary/friend of Grant Wood...and heck...EVERYONE knows who he was, right? Hint: American Gothic. Both are local art legends...simply part of Cedar Rapidian/Iowan(in the form of mid-western regionalism)culture. But what a cool connection, I thought.
The reverse of the token looks like something used to be soldered to it (wish it was still there). That does not surprise me, because H.D. Cone Co., not unlike other companies in those days, prided themselves on elaborate publicity campaigns for their business. My guess is that this token, not only celebrating 50 years of the H.D. Cone Co., repertoire, probably took advantage of the jubilee to affix something of value or interest to it-to go a little further than the rest. Maybe it's not that unusual, but it's still noteworthy I think. I'll post one article I found regarding one of these particular advertising stunts. It was quite remarkable and seems somewhat daunting too. But service in those days was literally going the extra miles for the public.
As for the rest of the finds...yahoo...a 1944 Merc, 1919D and 1927D wheat, a Weblos neckerchief slide and two apparently silver or sliver plated rings. I broke the larger of the two trying unbend it. I think i'm ok though because it seems to have broken on the seem.
There you have it.
GL & HH
I'll try to keep this concise and to the point. This weekend was a marked improvement since the last few, namely, and as I am thoroughly convinced of the phenomena, because the ground had just the right amount of precipitation/saturation. The signals were so much better and definitive and more frequent as such. Continuing...I have to remark on the 'Semi Centennial' token. First of all, it was found in the same place I have found other 'local' interest tokens. It's like people were keen to lose their tokens there for some hundred or more years...I just don't understand it, but I don't care...I'm glad they lost them lol!
After cleaning it up a bit I could finally read that the reverse(the worse of the sides) said, "H.D. Cone Jewelry Co." I would later find that man after whom this company was named/operated is the father of local art icon, Marvin Cone. Marvin as a painter was also a contemporary/friend of Grant Wood...and heck...EVERYONE knows who he was, right? Hint: American Gothic. Both are local art legends...simply part of Cedar Rapidian/Iowan(in the form of mid-western regionalism)culture. But what a cool connection, I thought.
The reverse of the token looks like something used to be soldered to it (wish it was still there). That does not surprise me, because H.D. Cone Co., not unlike other companies in those days, prided themselves on elaborate publicity campaigns for their business. My guess is that this token, not only celebrating 50 years of the H.D. Cone Co., repertoire, probably took advantage of the jubilee to affix something of value or interest to it-to go a little further than the rest. Maybe it's not that unusual, but it's still noteworthy I think. I'll post one article I found regarding one of these particular advertising stunts. It was quite remarkable and seems somewhat daunting too. But service in those days was literally going the extra miles for the public.
As for the rest of the finds...yahoo...a 1944 Merc, 1919D and 1927D wheat, a Weblos neckerchief slide and two apparently silver or sliver plated rings. I broke the larger of the two trying unbend it. I think i'm ok though because it seems to have broken on the seem.
There you have it.
GL & HH
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