1940s finds

[Jpro]

1940's finds

Saw a pile of dirt so naturally had to run my detector over it. This was a old house tear down and dirt looked dark and rich. 30 min and 3 finds later..done!!!

Buckle- silver with monogram
Token- spur filling station
Wheat- 1945

 

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[idahotokens]

From TokenCatalog.com
John in the Great 208

Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.

? A R 19 [CA4]

SPUR DISTRIBUTING CO. INC. / 1 / TOKEN 1 / REDEEMABLE / IN PREMIUMS / AT SPUR FILLING / STATIONS WHERE / PREMIUM PLAN / ACTIVE / ¼¢ / CASH VALUE AT HOME OFFICE ONLY TC-80379 *** Oil and gas distributor from 1928-1959 headquartered in Nashville, TN. Reorganized as The Spur Oil Co. and purchased by Murphy Oil Co, of El Dorado, AR, in 1959. The Spur Brand is still used by Murphy Oil.

 

[beez0404]

That was 30 minutes well spent. Very nice.

 

[park pirate]

Nice finds..

 

[bulrush]

Spur filling station token

Is this for a gas station named Spur?

 

[Jpro]

Is this for a gas station named Spur?

Yes

 

[vpnavy]

Great finds! Thanks for sharing...

 

[frostdigger]

Nice finds, way to take advantage of a good situation. This hobby seems to have a way of making a pile of dirt stick out like a sore thumb. Congrats