? date ? frank snell sawmill company bi metallic type token

[ivan salis]

trying to find out dates of useage --- its a florida / georgia area item --- council ,georgia was "listed" as the place .

there was a famous lawsiut at the end OF THE COMPANY EXISTANCE----"frank SNELL VS FRANK SNELL LUMBER COMPANY"---

 

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[idahotokens]

Ivan--I just posted the following reply in the What Is It? section, and now see this double post. This is a better place for the info - here's the reply again:

David Schenkman's Book, Bimetallic Trade Tokens of the United States, lists two varieties (5 & 10) from the Frank Snell Saw Mill Co. / Council, GA and says "circa 1920". Randy & James Partin's Georgia Trade Tokens book also lists them and illustrates the 10. In standard notation, the legend on it is:

FRANK SNELL / COUNCIL, / GEORGIA / SAW MILL CO.
GOOD FOR / 10 / PAT. / APPL'D FOR / IN MERCHANDISE
24mm Rd Bi

The Partin book notes "1918-1920"

John in ID

 

[Sandpit]

Ivan, Trantow catalogue of Lumber tokens list this one as an R-10, 1 to 4 known tokens. Approx. value $100.00.

 

[ivan salis]

damn shame all I got is a damaged outer ring then -- wish it was intact -- have to see if I can go back and find more of em .