Token

[sirlostalot]

Could anyone tell me about this token?

On the side with the cross looking image it has "Good For 5 Cents In Trade". Theres a name inside the cross I think it's "O. Cloose".

On the reverse side what I can make out is "The JM" a hole "unswick & Balke Co". On the bottom of this side it has the word "Check". Also looks like there may be a picture of a box on this side.

Thanks for your time

[PBK]

It's a c. 1874-84 "pool check"— a token good for a game in a pool hall or billiard parlor. The J. M. Brunswick & Balke Co. of Chicago specialized in billiard tables and supplies, saloon furnishings, etc. Prior to 1874, J. M. Brunswick and Julius Balke were competitors. In 1884, B&B merged with the New York firm of H. W. Collender, becoming the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co.

[Mackaydon]

Here's some more information:
http://209.85.141.104/search?q=cache...gl=us&ie=UTF-8

The second entry notes there is a book available on Brunswick tokens.

[sirlostalot]

Thanks for the information.