my best token find ever

woody_g

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GARRETT GTA 1000

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It's a c. 1874-84 "pool check"— a token good for a game in a pool hall or billiard parlor. The J. M. Brunswick & Balke Co. of Chicago specialized in billiard tables and supplies, saloon furnishings, etc. Prior to 1874, J. M. Brunswick and Julius Balke were competitors. In 1884, B&B merged with the New York firm of H. W. Collender, becoming the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co. (Source: "PBK"; a great researcher we had here on Treasurenet.com for many years.)
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I remember PBK from years ago but I do know that Mackaydon has answered many a question and helped to discover some history behind some of my finds.many thanks my my friend you are a valuable asset to treasurenet thank you for your time and research.woody_g
 

Very nice find. Congrats!
 

That token sure is a beauty! :thumbsup:
 

AWESOME SCORE! thanks for the look :icon_thumleft:
 

That is cool. Maybe he had it in his pocket. Well nice thought
 

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