Token ID Help

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

Found this token near Pittsburgh at an old 1820’s farmhouse that is still occupied today. I found the address from the token and an old pic of the building, but could not find any reference to Crailo Cafe on the web.



Does anyone recognize the model of this token? I’m not sure if it dates to 1800’s or potentially a back of bar illegal gambling token or simply a somewhat modern video game token.

Thx in advance!

 

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[Mackaydon]

"The founder and owner of the Kurt J. Lesker Co., Mr. Lesker grew up in Carrick, where his father and namesake ran the Crailo Cafe at Brownsville Road and Crailo Street."
Source: http://old.post-gazette.com/regionstate/19991211leskerobit8.asp
Don.....

 

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

"The founder and owner of the Kurt J. Lesker Co., Mr. Lesker grew up in Carrick, where his father and namesake ran the Crailo Cafe at Brownsville Road and Crailo Street."
Source: http://old.post-gazette.com/regionstate/19991211leskerobit8.asp
Don.....

Thx Don!

 

[idahotokens]

Nice find! It is listed in the Aqua PA Merchant Tokens book as Pittsburgh-C-AF. This type of token was popular from the mid-1930s through the 1940s and perhaps longer. The token may have been used for gambling, but I don't know whether it was legal or not. A lot of areas had legal gambling (cards, slots, etc.) in the post-Prohibition time. Here's a bit from the 11 Dec 1999 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about the founder's son. The founder died in 1964. Please post this on tokencatalog.com or with permission to use your pics, I can do that.
John in the Great 208

 

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

Nice find! It is listed in the Aqua PA Merchant Tokens book as Pittsburgh-C-AF. This type of token was popular from the mid-1930s through the 1940s and perhaps longer. The token may have been used for gambling, but I don't know whether it was legal or not. A lot of areas had legal gambling (cards, slots, etc.) in the post-Prohibition time. Here's a bit from the 11 Dec 1999 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about the founder's son. The founder died in 1964. Please post this on tokencatalog.com or with permission to use your pics, I can do that.
John in the Great 208

Thanks for the ID help and date range. You have my permission to post to tokencatalog.com.

 

[idahotokens]

CRAILO / CAFE / 1814 / BROWNSVILLE / ROAD (TC-527992) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), U.S.A.

 

[A2coins]

reall nice