Wm BUSCHER GALVESTON, TEXAS / GOOD FOR 5¢ DRINK AT GAMBINI'S HALL

[rrth]

Found this token this weekend in a yard in Houston, TX. I cannot find a picture of it on the Internet. The Token Catalog lists it saying no image is available. and that it is rare...?
It reads:

Wm BUSCHER GALVESTON, TEXAS / GOOD FOR 5¢ DRINK AT GAMBINI'S HALL I expect it is from the 30s or 40s but I don,t really know. Anyone have one or know anything about it.

 

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[Mackaydon]

GALVESTON

Wm. Buscher/ Galveston, Texas
Good For 5 <t Drink /(POOL TABLE) /Gambrini’s Hall B-Rd-28

(Wm. Buscher listed as a Galveston saloon keeper in the 1890
Texas Gazatteer.)
But no pic.
Source; https://archive.org/stream/tamsjournal1912toke/tamsjournal1912toke_djvu.tx
page 48
Don....

 

[rrth]

GALVESTON

Wm. Buscher/ Galveston, Texas
Good For 5 <t Drink /(POOL TABLE) /Gambrini’s Hall B-Rd-28

(Wm. Buscher listed as a Galveston saloon keeper in the 1890
Texas Gazatteer.)
But no pic.
Source; https://archive.org/stream/tamsjournal1912toke/tamsjournal1912toke_djvu.tx
page 48
Don....

THANKS Don. It might be older than I thought.
Ronny

 

[rrth]

THANKS Don. It might be older than I thought.
Ronny

It does have a pool table on it...

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

Found this token this weekend in a yard in Houston, TX. I cannot find a picture of it on the Internet. The Token Catalog lists it saying no image is available. and that it is rare...?
It reads:

Wm BUSCHER GALVESTON, TEXAS / GOOD FOR 5¢ DRINK AT GAMBINI'S HALL I expect it is from the 30s or 40s but I don,t really know. Anyone have one or know anything about it.View attachment 2026953View attachment 2026954

Love those tokens!

 

[rrth]

I found the Wm Buscher, Gambrinius Token listed in the Texas Token Catalog. I found Wm Bushner listed as proprietor of Gambrinius Pool Halle in the 1890 and 1894 Galveston City Directory. I see the Widow of Wm Bushner listed in the 1896 and 1900 Galveston City Directory. I think the Token is over 125 years old.

 

[Swamp Fox]

Found this token this weekend in a yard in Houston, TX. I cannot find a picture of it on the Internet. The Token Catalog lists it saying no image is available. and that it is rare...?
It reads:

Wm BUSCHER GALVESTON, TEXAS / GOOD FOR 5¢ DRINK AT GAMBINI'S HALL I expect it is from the 30s or 40s but I don,t really know. Anyone have one or know anything about it.View attachment 2026953View attachment 2026954

Nice token always a cool find