Does anyone know anything about this token?

[oklineman]

I found this in Oklahoma and can't find any info on it. Can anyone help? Thanks!

 

[creskol]

If you do a Google search for: ingle system tokens

...a plethora of information pops up. Good Luck!

Welcome to the forum!

 

[jewelerguy]

according to hits under the Oklahoma section of this site, it appears most all the ingle system tokens date to the mid-1910's. I did a quick look and didn't find a match for that particular one... however, you may have better luck if you invest enough time in it.

http://tokencatalog.com/index.php

 

[oklineman]

ok thanks for the help guys. i will see what i can find out.

 

[biggmike]

Here is one worth 1 cent in trade.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1909-GOOD-1...403?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35b453b50b

 

[fossis]

Welcome

Fossis...........

 

[Ken in Georgia]

Cool token !!!!!

 

[chinasmith]

This token was issued in Crawfordsville, AR for use in J. W. Robertson's general store. He is listed in the catalog: A Checklist and Aid to Attributing Ingle System Scrip by Lloyd Wagaman (1987). Wagaman only knew of the 1 cent token in this set; you have the dollar. These tokens were almost always issued in sets, so the other values between 1c and $1 should exist. The Ingle Company produced a special type of cash register which used these tokens. The register and tokens were part of the "Ingle System" which the company sold to stores all over the USA. Most of the tokens were issued by general stores, some connected with coal mining. Others were used by grocery stores, meat stores, drug stores and even saloons. The Ingle Company began business in 1908 and operated under this name until 1919 when it became the Ingle-Schierloh Company, which issued a different kind of tokens inscribed "Insurance Credit System." What is unusual about the Ingle tokens is that nearly all of them are dated, either 1909 or 1914. Those without a date were made in 1908 or 1909. Thousands of different Ingle System tokens were produced. In fact, the order numbers, which began with #1, run all the way to 4497. So about 4500 different different merchants had these tokens made for their stores. Unfortunately for collectors, most of the Ingle tokens are "mavericks" -- that is, they do not contain a town name. Since most token collectors collect only one state, these token were long ignored until Wagaman published his catalog in 1987. Wagaman was able to attribute about 2/3 of the tokens he listed, but some attributions turned out to be incorrect. In recent years, someone obtained the shipping records from the Ingle company and a chart of the order numbers and the year in which they were received. From this, most of the Ingle System tokens have been attributed and Wagaman's mistaken identifications have been corrected. We can also now predict tokens which have not yet been discovered. Value depends on the state a token is from and by how many are believed to exist today. Sometimes a whole cigar box full of tokens from one merchant is discovered. Other tokens turn up one at a time, often found through metal detecting. A few Ingle System tokens are common, but most are scarce to rare.

 

[oklineman]

Thanks for all the information. Appreciate the help. I will look up the author you told me about and see what I can find out.

 

[ossi]

Welcome to the forum!