Token ID Help

[Butterfield]

I've not been able to ID these tokens. They were found in Avon, Indiana. Possibly Chicago?

Capitol / Smoke House / 2030 / Broadway / Prop. / Thompson S. Wheat // Good For / 25c / In Trade (also a gf 10c in trade). Both are bronze.

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

How to Research for Treasure Hunting and Metal Detecting From Lead Generation to Vetting - Grab it through Amazon!

[pong12211]

I have no idea but they are neat.. I'm sure somebody on here will be able to Identify them for you..

 

[idahotokens]

Wow, Butterfield! That looks like it should be easy-peasy to attribute with a name like Thompson S. Wheat. Plus a business name and address, and location where they were found. But, no. I can find only one Thompson Wheat in the Censuses and he was a blacksmith in rural Georgia. That makes me wonder if perhaps the order for these tokens was mis-read and should have been Thompson & Wheat. Still no joy looking for that. They do look typical of Chicago post-Prohibition tokens, but Chicago online directories are few and far between. The search continues...
John in the Great 208

 

[Butterfield]

Thanks for having a look, John! I sent an e-mail to the Indiana token cataloguer and he found a Capitol Smoke House in Gary Indiana in the 1950's, but more research needs to be done for an exact attribution.

 

[Mackaydon]

Butterfield,
Are these yours? If not, maybe there's a clue for you in the narrative.
Antique Brass Trade Tokens Capitol Smoke House 50cent and 10cent | eBay
Don.......

 

[Butterfield]

Yes, he is from Indiana, but apparently they belonged to his father, who was a truck driver.

 

[Butterfield]

I was recently doing a Google search for these and Clinton Indiana came up as a possibility, from the mid to late 1930s. Does anyone have any extended Indiana references?