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i found this stuff at an apt house in south florida. While I was there a woman told me that it used to be a hotel-casino where Al Capone used to hang out. Funny, that's the 3rd house or building a resident has told me was connected to Al Capone.
The token is a Harvard Co. Auto stamping machine token. These were in arcades, etc.; folks pulled a lever and the machine stamped out a custom message around the rim. I know they were extant in 1964, I don't know how much before or after. This one looks like a couple of letters did not strike properly.
The military button is 1902-current. This one is probably from WW2 when all these apartments bunked military personnel. It was found very close to a wheatie spill, and similarly deep.
4 wheaties came out of one hole. The oldest wheatie is 1940.
The drawer pull is from this company (now merged with another, forget the new name):
KEELER BRASS COMPANY Office and Main Plant: 955 Godfrey Ave., Grand Rapids, Mich. Furniture Trimmings, Automobile and Stove Hardware.
The merc is self explanatory.
The token is a Harvard Co. Auto stamping machine token. These were in arcades, etc.; folks pulled a lever and the machine stamped out a custom message around the rim. I know they were extant in 1964, I don't know how much before or after. This one looks like a couple of letters did not strike properly.
The military button is 1902-current. This one is probably from WW2 when all these apartments bunked military personnel. It was found very close to a wheatie spill, and similarly deep.
4 wheaties came out of one hole. The oldest wheatie is 1940.
The drawer pull is from this company (now merged with another, forget the new name):
KEELER BRASS COMPANY Office and Main Plant: 955 Godfrey Ave., Grand Rapids, Mich. Furniture Trimmings, Automobile and Stove Hardware.
The merc is self explanatory.
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