Cigar token?

[DiggerDave in Pa.]

This brass piece was found in the river. It is a little bigger than a nickel and has a plain back. Is it a token?

 

[RelicHunter97]

http://www.cigarhistory.info/Accessories/Box-openers.html

Check out this link, it shoud tell you everything.

 

[DiggerDave in Pa.]

http://www.cigarhistory.info/Accessories/Box-openers.html

Check out this link, it shoud tell you everything.

Thanks for the info. Who would think of using something like this to open a box?

 

[RelicHunter97]

http://www.cigarhistory.info/Accessories/Box-openers.html

Check out this link, it shoud tell you everything.

Thanks for the info. Who would think of using something like this to open a box?

No, I believe it was a token given out when you bought the opener.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

http://www.cigarhistory.info/Accessories/Box-openers.html

Check out this link, it shoud tell you everything.

Thanks for the info. Who would think of using something like this to open a box?

No, I believe it was a token given out when you bought the opener.

RelicHunter got it but yes it may actually be an cigar box opener, not a token. This appears to be a rare find. Very cool. It was attached to the box with a tack. http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php?topic=200404.0;imode

The “old way” shown on Takrays letterhead depicts the box being ripped open by hand. The smoker’s grimace is replace by a smile when the handy coin is used, avoiding broken finger nails.
Takrays’ openers often go unrecognized, even by experienced token collectors. Look for a well-centered hole at the bottom of a 7/8” token. Above is Takrays’ sample sent to
cigar and box makers.

Sanchez y Haya was the most prominent brand to adopt the tool for a while. Cuban-American Company, Ferdinand Hirsch, John Merriam & Co. and S. Henry & Sons are cited in Takrays’ ads as coin-opener adopters.

Little is known of how makers, wholesalers and retailers responded to the invention. It doesn’t seem to have been around very long but details of its ultimate fate have not as yet been discovered.

 

[Deftone]

Thats bad arse!! 8)