Shoe Token

[nova]

This token is out of my personal collection. Jhon, you said in a previous post you have never heard of shoe tokens.
So I thought I would share this one.

Nova.

 

[Zane]

Re: Shoe Token (here you go Idaho Jhon)

Nova, that's REAL nice!
How old is that?

 

[nova]

Re: Shoe Token (here you go Idaho Jhon)

Nova, that's REAL nice!
How old is that?

Hi Thanks,
I bought this token along with several others from a long time collector.
I have researched it with no results. I am thinking it dates around 1910 to 1930

 

[Bramblefind]

Re: Shoe Token (here you go Idaho Jhon)

That sure is a nice looking shoe store token you have there

I did find this article in the Ogden Standard Examiner 11/14/1947

 

[nova]

Re: Shoe Token (here you go Idaho Jhon)

That sure is a nice looking shoe store token you have there

I did find this article in the Ogden Standard Examiner 11/14/1947

Hey thanks a bunch you and the other token/tag folks, are awsome.

 

[idahotokens]

Interesting - you learn something every day in this hobby! Campbell's UT book shows a 50 and a 25 from this business. Makes me think that the way these tokens might have been used is that when you bought a pair of shoes, you got a token for use with the next purchase. Maybe what you got was based on the amount of your purchase? Since the token just says 50 rather than "Good For 50¢ In Trade", I don't know though...

John in ID