Brunswick Balke Token

[Butterfield]

Castenholz & Stittgen Good For 5c at the Bar. I'm guessing this is from Milwaukee, but can't find any specific info. Does anyone know? Thanks

 

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[agflit]

In 1874, the Brunswick company merged with competitor Great Western Billiard Manufactory owned by Julius Balke to become the J. M. Brunswick & Balke Company. It was incorporated in 1879 with a capital stock of $275,000, the same year it merged with another competitor, H. W. Collender Company of New York (founded by Hugh W. Collender), to acquire Collender's patented billiard cushions. In 1884, the partners formed the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company (or B.B.C. Company for short[3]) with capital of $1.5 million.

Historical logos of Brunswick

1855 - J.M. Brunswick & Bro

1874 - J.M. Brunswick & Balke Co.

1878 - Brunswick-Balke-Collender & Co.

1862 - Emanuel Brunswick & Co.
The company expanded into making a number of other products. Large ornate neo-classical style bars for saloons were a popular product.

 

[agflit]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunswick_Corporation

 

[idahotokens]

You are correct. 1889 Milwaukee City Directory lists the Henry Castenholz & William Stittgen saloon and restaurant at 171 2nd street. Please post it on tokencatalog and if you are interested in selling or trading, I have a friend who specializes in collecting Milwaukee tokens.
John in the Great 208

 

[agflit]

We want to buy your Antique Pool Tables, and all kinds of Antique Billiard Accessories: Cue Racks, Ball Racks, Cues, Billiard Lights, Pool Balls, and Chalk. Also Antique Paper Items like Letterheads, Envelopes, Bills of Sale, Catalogs, Ads, Trade Car


Looks like you may have something they'd like to buy....

 

[Butterfield]

Thanks for your help, everyone. I posted it on tokencatalog.

 

[Trezurehunter]

Those are nice tokens. When you put their pool tables in your saloon, they issued tokens for you to pass out. I have found 5 of the same token with different saloon names on all of them.