1852 Token?

[JoeB_OH]

I seem to remember these given away at old Drive- in theater's , Found 1 from the 70's,. Not sure about this one ?

 

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[Isaac]

Probably 1952... That's what I see anyway and that's likely when those tokens were made and used at fairs and carnivals and like you said, drive in theatersIt will have the persons name on it and other information... Neat find!!

 

[Mackaydon]

Scroll down to comment #6 here:
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/224250-tin-token-fair.html
Don.......

 

[JoeB_OH]

I'll post a better pic! - It IS dated, 1852. Actually marked 1852A .

 

[JoeB_OH]

I still see 1852.

 

[Pennsylvania Treasures]

Probably a commemerative token of some kind, don't think it was made in 1852. More than likely somewhere from 1920-1940

 

[Skippy SH13]

I'll post a better pic! - It IS dated, 1852. Actually marked 1852A .

Given the fact it's got someone's name on it, Is supect 1852A is some sort of designator, rather than a date.

 

[Nitric]

Ok here's my guess! It is not from 1852. So, my guess is....It's someones name, age of 70, and date of birth with month (A) after date. Using that it would put it at the time period of the token. 1920 something. that would make more sense to me. or something along those lines. Or maybe a 70 year anniversary of something even.
Not sure when the start of these were. I have some I made at a PA rest stop along the turnpike in the late 90's . So it could be anything.

You walked up, put your quarters in the machine and printed whatever you wanted on the aluminum disk. I think mine has a horse shoe in the center. Can't remember if you could change the center or not. I would post a pic, but being young at the time we printed dirty sayings and made "good for" tokens!

 

[JoeB_OH]

It Could also be mis-stamped? Thanks All!!

 

[Mackaydon]

The number (1852) could also be the last four digits of a phone number; the prefix appears to be OL1 (1852)
Don....

 

[srcdco]

I've found a lot of these over the years. As several people have said, they are from a machine, typically at arcades, that you put in a coin and it drops the aluminum disk down and lets you stamp whatever you want on it. It was "invented" in Jamestown, NY (my home town) in the early 1920s (1923 is what I'm seeing online) and the earliest ones have "PAT. NO. 1455289 HARVARD AUT. MACH. Co JAMESTOWN N.Y." in the center on one side. I've found them with "Good Luck" and a horseshoe, flags, "1939 Worlds Fair NY", and other devices in the center. Apparently some of these machines are still around, although I haven't seen one since the late 1970's.

Scott