First really old token in the little silver!

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If anyone can make out the writing on it I'd appreciate the help. IMG_20181205_141012458_HDR.webpIMG_20181205_141023349_HDR.webpIMG_20181205_135722543.webpIMG_20181205_135752373_HDR.webpIMG_20181205_140742486.webp
 

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Nice old token find. Congrats
 

Got a little more from it.
It reads Cotton Mill"S".
So I'm thinking it is the name of the company written around the edge.
"BOXB_K COTTON MILLS"
The "&" sign must be a "B".
 

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Nice!!! Congrats!!!
 

I believe it to say "Roxboro Cotton Mills."
Still not sure what "3 sides" means.
There was a mill in Roxboro North Carolina about 45 minutes from area I found it.
Started 1899.
 

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I believe it to say "Roxboro Cotton Mills."
Still not sure what "3 sides" means.
There was a mill in Roxboro North Carolina about 45 minutes from area I found it.
Started 1899.

Roxboro Began Business 1900 .

Nothing Mentioned to suggest what Sides may mean

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/...tance=5&rows=20&searchType=advanced&sort=date

The times. (Richmond, Va.), 11 Jan. 1900.

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https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/...ills&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1
 

I wonder if This may Be a Hint.

Perhaps Something Like a Chair Was Made.
that Would have Been requested to have 3 Sides Made of Cotton.

Not sure though if Cotton Mills Made things,
Out of Cotton


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The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.), 03 June 1909.
 

Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.), 17 Oct. 1945.
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Very nice finds, interesting token for sure.:icon_thumleft:
 

Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.), 17 Oct. 1945.
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thanks Jeff, you maybe on to something.
The only thing that made sence to me was 3 sides to a story. One persons side, the second persons side and the truth being the third side. The property I found it on, belonged to a judge. He would have liked that one, and maybe why he held on to it. Your find makes more sence. This will be the first item I am sending to a museum. I called the Person County Museum, NC looking for information on it and they do not have anything like it in their area on the Roxboro Cotton Mills. So I will be donating it to them.
 

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Roxboro.webp

Not a lot better, and could only find the one pic, it came from a expired listing on the eBay Europe site, so no info about the seller.
 

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