Troop "A" 4th Cavalry, Military Token? Found in California

[nopeseeya]

Found this token at my favorite spot today, here in Southern California.
There is not much at all if any info online on this exact token. Only 1-2 pics online.

front: Troop A 4th Cavalry,
back: The brunswick Balke Collender CO (Picture of a billiards table)

I would like to know the history behind this token. Were they only given out to the troops, etc.

Any input is greatly appreciated
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[Fullstock]

I wonder if it's a sutlers token?

 

[GaRebel1861]

That's a super cool find.

 

[cambria09]

Hello nopsia. That is a great token. I am interested to see if there is more info on it posted. The Brunswick site shows info on Balke Collander going back into the mid-1880's.

Good luck with your research and HH. C9

 

[Loco-Digger]

Congrats on the cool dig. Love those old tokens

 

[RJ55]

Nice old token.

 

[CRUSADER]

tag

 

[jewelerguy]

tokencatalog.com lists it as being dated 1884-1886. that is a super cool token. I don't have a clue as to the connection to the miltary

TROOP / A / 4TH. / CAVALRY (TC-66975) Unknown, U.S.A.

 

[nopeseeya]

Thank you for the nice comment.

Hello nopsia. That is a great token. I am interested to see if there is more info on it posted. The Brunswick site shows info on Balke Collander going back into the mid-1880's.

Good luck with your research and HH. C9

 

[nopeseeya]

Thanks for checking into it. I guess it must be post civil war a bit.. Wish there was more info on it.. Who knows what value..

tokencatalog.com lists it as being dated 1884-1886. that is a super cool token. I don't have a clue as to the connection to the miltary

TROOP / A / 4TH. / CAVALRY (TC-66975) Unknown, U.S.A.

 

[sutphin]

HEY THERE NOP , NICE CALVARY TOKEN YOU HAVE GOT.

 

[bdsawyer]

There is a mention of this being from fort Bowie, Arizona Territory. A rare find indeed!

 

[Trezurehunter]

I found one of those Brunswick tokens a few years back, but it has the name & town of a tavern on it. They did issue various kinds for advertising with the Brunswick logo on one side, & a business or organization on the other. If you put there tables in your saloon or store, you were given tokens with your business name on them. Mine was a "good for 10 cents at the bar". Maybe they did honor the 4th Cavalry with an issue.

 

[digging440yrs]

Awesome find

 

[idahotokens]

Jerry Adams, who I think may be on TreasureNet, wrote up a great story about the 4th Cavalry and the tokens they used. It is in the March 2010 issue of Talkin' Tokens, the monthly journal of the National Token Collectors Association (tokencollectors.org). Most of his article chronicles the activities of the 4th during the Indian Wars through the Spanish American war and to the beginning of WWI. The token you have is one of three different Troop A pieces he pictures. He states that "From 1884 through 1886 (the period when it has been shown that this token was made), the 4th Cav was in conflict with the Apache Indians in Arizona Territory."
John in the Great 208