Good for one loaf of bread at the city bakery, L.J.SMITH

[Roger Mn.]

Found today 8/20/2016 in Rochester,Mn.at a park.

GOOD FOR ONE LOAF OF BREAD AT THE CITY BAKERY (TC-461997) Rochester, Minnesota (Olmsted County), U.S.A.

 

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[BagLady]

That's a cool token! Are you going to try to date it?

 

[Roger Mn.]

That's a cool token! Are you going to try to date it?

Update. What is now listed in the token data base is 1909 Rochester,Mn. City Directory: L.Julian Smith-Proprietor-City Bakery-wholesale & retail baked goods-324 so Broadway ,also restaurant & pool room - 310 so. Broadway.

I will go take a picture of the buildings some time today and post them.

 

[digger460]

That's a tough one. Been looking but can't find anything yet......... Good find tho

 

[idahotokens]

See the attribution info in your post under Today's Finds. Actually aluminum tokens came out after the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago but they were not in real common use until into the 1900s.
John in the Great 208

 

[Roger Mn.]

The first picture is where L.J.Smiths Bakery was in 1910 on the building top is the date. .
324 so. Broadway and just a couple doors down was




Smiths Restaurant and Pool Room.310 so. Broadway-Rochester,Mn. the building with RSM on top.