Restaurant Token: Anybody ever see one of these?

[Krovas]

I can't find anything particular, except that somebody in Michigan apparently found one at some point.

 

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[idahotokens]

Yes. It is listed in Cunningham's Michigan Trade Tokens book as being from Detroit, but he has no further information on when and who H & D were. Tokencatalog.com has photos of both 5¢ and 25¢ denominations.
John in the Great 208

 

[Mackaydon]

That address was also (may still be) the Grand Driftwood Lounge ("Ladies Admitted Free on Thursday" of course).
Don.......

 

[jeff of pa]

I cannot find the restaurant mentioned in any u.s. papers before 1922.

so odds are it was opened after 1922.

not definite, but likely

 

[Krovas]

Thanks. I should have known there was a site devoted to tokens. This is a 10¢, actually.

 

[idahotokens]

Krovas--Since that denomination is not shown on tokencatalog, please post it there. Or I could if you'd authorize me to and you can get good pics of both sides and the diameter.
John

Thanks. I should have known there was a site devoted to tokens. This is a 10¢, actually.

 

[vpnavy]

I searched Google and found a clean version...

SERVUS RESTAURANT / 14TH / & / WARREN / H & D


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[idahotokens]

Thanks, VP, but tokencatalog requires permission be obtained (and stated) from the taker (owner) of the pics before posting on the site.
John

 

[Anduril]

Anyone know what the "H &D" stands for?
I have several ideas, but none of them are any good.

Including this one, from a token, that seems to suggest "Handy":
H&D TOILET TOKEN brass 32mm uniface ? AUD 15.28 - PicClick AU

And if so, why the odd spacing of the letters?
I'm not a token guy, but I do wonder if other tokens use this "H&D" scheme.
If that's what it really means, you would think it would be on a lot of other tokens.

 

[idahotokens]

Adjuril--the H & D are almost certainly the initials of the last names of the proprietors. The spacing is uneven/odd because the die was made "by hand". Many of the token die-cutters had a pretty good eye, but a lot didn't.
John