age of spinner and of an encased cent?

[oddcoins]

Hello!

Can anyone tell me the age (aprox.) of this spinner, and of this encased cent?

The encased cent is a 1956-D wheat cent ~ McCOLLUM MOTORS / FORD / PH. WA 4-1000 / DISHMAN WASH ~ so I know it's not before 1956, but how much after 1956? Any idea?

And, this Aluminum SPINNER ~ 35mm in diameter ~ YOU WIN / WHEN YOU TURN / TO YOUR / MEX-R-CO DEALER / FOR / REFRACTORIES // YOU (arrow) WIN

 

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[Breezie]

Here is some info on the company:

In 1903 some businessmen in Mexico recognized the quality and uniqueness of the fire clay in the area. They raised money and established the Mexico Brick and Fire Clay Co. In 1910 they sold it to a young engineer named A.P. Green. In 1915 he incorporated as the A.P.Green Fire Brick Company. By 1937 it was said to be the world's largest fireclay plant. In 1930 a young man named J.B. Arthur left Green's to form his own company, the Mexico Refractories Co. Other companies came in and by the 50's Audrain County was known as the "Fire Brick Capital of the World". Brick from Green's was used to make the first launching pad at Cape Canaveral.
Mexico Refractories brick was stamped Mex-R-Co. Mexico Refractories was bought by Kaiser Refractories in 1959 and is now a part of NRMC. Green's was bought originally by U.S. Gypsum and I think is now owned by RHI Refractories. Green's is barely operating and I do not know if the old Mexico Refractories is in operation at all.

http://calbricks.netfirms.com/brick.mexrcomorex.html

 

[Tigger]

Check out this link for encased good luck coins http://www.luckymojo.com/goodluckcoins.html, and this one (http://www.etsy.com/listing/61282405/keep-me-and-never-go-broke-vintage-token) shows your design without the hole in the top of the wishbone.
Just guessing, but I agree with the first link, that the date of the coin would probably be the date, it's luckier to have a shiny new penny in it, wouldn't you think?

Also, you could probably find out when they stopped writing phone numbers that way?

Good Luck!
Tigger

 

[thrillathahunt]

Your encased cent was obviously an advertising piece. The aluminum encasements had shiny new "pennies" and were given out to customers or potential customers of businesses. So, yes this was given to someone in 1956.

1956 was a good year for Ford models!

 

[Mackaydon]

Dates on the McCollum Good Luck pieces range from (at least) 1950 through 1960.
Of course, the design of the coin changed in 1959.
http://www.encasedcollectorsinternational.org/States CL/Washington State Catalogue.htm