Need help to ID this old token/coin marked J.V.S. Co. & 1 B. on one side a 1 other?

[bigjaylow]

Need help to ID this old token/coin marked J.V.S. Co. & 1 B. on one side a 1 other?

Need help to ID this old token/coin marked J.V.S. Co. & 1 B. on one side a 1 other? I found a collection of buttons and some coins cannot find a picture of this anywhere......Everything is from the 1930's-------1970's.....nothing I found is a reproduction...

 

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[idahotokens]

Looks to me like an eastern shore (Maryland area) canning/packing token. The 1 B. stands for one bushel, bucket, or barrel - probably a bucket as in oysters. The company was likely owned by somebody with initials J. V. S., but figuring out who and where that was is going to take some research. What part of the world did you get this in? Here's an article about the use of cannery tokens.
Cannery Tokens | Rare tokens found at Shore cannery were used to pay workers decades ago - tribunedigital-baltimoresun
John in the Great 208

 

[idahotokens]

I just heard back from the guy who is researching for a catalog of cannery tokens and he says it is from the John V. Sharp Canning Co. of Williamstown, NJ. He knows of another that has "Peeling / Check" on the reverse rather than the 1 yours has. From the location I'd say it was for a vegetable cannery. If you Google "john v. sharp canning" you will see a lot of mentions of the outfit ca. 1905. What is the diameter of the token? Would you be willing to post your pics on TokenCatalog.com ? Or, with your permission, I could do it.
John

 

[bigjaylow]

Sure you can post it I am from Blackwood the piece was from cherry hill area.....this info is great thanks for helping.



QUOTE=idahotokens;4826581]I just heard back from the guy who is researching for a catalog of cannery tokens and he says it is from the John V. Sharp Canning Co. of Williamstown, NJ. He knows of another that has "Peeling / Check" on the reverse rather than the 1 yours has. From the location I'd say it was for a vegetable cannery. If you Google "john v. sharp canning" you will see a lot of mentions of the outfit ca. 1905. What is the diameter of the token? Would you be willing to post your pics on TokenCatalog.com ? Or, with your permission, I could do it.
John[/QUOTE]

 

[idahotokens]

What is the diameter of the token? mm if you can, otherwise inches & fractions would be fine.
John

 

[bigjaylow]

I don't know if this pic will work....

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/asset.php?fid=1031849&uid=101978&d=1453065366

 

[idahotokens]

Nope. How does it compare to a nickel?
John

I don't know if this pic will work....

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/asset.php?fid=1031849&uid=101978&d=1453065366

 

[bigjaylow]

Oveer

This is it over a nickel

 

[bigjaylow]

Over a nickel...

This is it over a nickel
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[idahotokens]

Thanks! 21mm - it is posted on tokencatalog
John