Horse Head 5 cee token alluminum... Rare??

[olekyground]

Found this a few days ago./ Its an aluminum horse head token. it says good for 5 cents in trade. the back says murphy and conlly it appears. Icant find anything on it... any help would be greatly appreciated!!!

 

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[granthansen]

Unique token. Very cool.

 

[idahotokens]

Interesting token! There are several of this style on Richard's Token Database - TokenCatalog.com, and they were popular in northern KY. This is of the style that was made by the Wright company in Cincinnati - check the token closely for that maker's mark. Could you please verify the spelling of Conlly? And, how about a re-take of the obverse side with the Murphy & Conlly in good focus? Thanks!
John in the Great 208

 

[filmiracle]

123

 

[G.A.P.metal]

Nice token

 

[jcobb]

Awesome token!!!

 

[Fix]

Very very cool! Never seen one of those before.

 

[olekyground]

thanks guys.

 

[hdmech71]

Cool token. I know Idaho token can help ya out. He is the token master. He helped me with one before.

 

[SilverPirate]

Cool find!

 

[Mackaydon]

By 1995, only two of this type had, apparently, been reported in Michigan; again, with the same Wright and Son (Cincy, Ohio) reference as 'idahotokens' pointed out above.

McGUIRE BROTHERS, Part 1. HORSE HEAD TOKEN - Historical Albion Michigan
Don.....
PS: Actually, Wright and Son is still in business. If you wanted to make direct inquiry here's some information:
GREG G. WRIGHT & SONS, LLC • Ph: 1-800-877-8412 • 513-721-3310
fax: 513-721-1282 • Email: [email protected]
10200 Springfield Pike • Cincinnati, Ohio 45215

 

[materdigger1]

Very cool token indeed sir

 

[hamiddetecting]

Nice

 

[olekyground]

Hey More pics

Unique token. Very cool.

Here is a better pic of the back of the head. it says murphy and Conley. That's the correct spelling. thanks guys!

 

[idahotokens]

Great! Thanks for the clarification and picture! First shot at this says it was from the Dump Saloon, Claude W. Murphy & Mike J. Conley proprietors, at the corner of Megowan and Constitution Streets (380 Constitution) in Lexington. This is from a number of articles in the Lexington Herald newspaper. They had a number of run-ins with the law ca. 1910-13. The first appearance of the Murphy & Conley saloon that I can find in the Lexington City Directories is in 1909. In the 1919 City Directory, their saloon was at 112 N. Broadway, a more "uptown" location.

I think that Megowan Street has been renamed to Martin Luther King Blvd. If you put 380 Constitution Street into Google StreetView, there is a building there now that could well have been that saloon.

In 1918 Claude Woolfolke Murphy registered for the draft and said that he was owner of a saloon cafe at 112 North Broadway. Michael J. Conley also registered, but he just said he was self-employed in the saloon business, but did not give an address. Since they were shown as partners in the 1919 City Directory, they probably were in the year before as well.

After Prohibition, they ran several "cafes", but got into some trouble with the law for selling liquor. Both of these men died in Lexington and are buried in the Calvary Cemetery there.

John in the Great 208

 

[Whatacoin]

Talk about a unique token. Nice find!

 

[rayrayvegas]

I love tokens! I Found with horses on them but shaped as them! Thats one fine , unique, and noteworthy find. Great job.

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

Oh that is such a sweet, sweet, token!
And for an aluminum piece not being corroded,
that's just amazing.
Kudos!
Carl

 

[John Boy]

Now that's one cool token there.congrats.