highnam
Bronze Member
I have been hunting a 1900-1920 Cedar Shingle Mill for a couple years, I haven’t had any great finds lately and today that changed. I found my first trade token at this site. I took it home dirty knowing it was aluminum and nothing else. With 30 mins of carefully cleaning it I confirmed it was a
“good for 10cents in trade” token!
letter by letter the other side started to reveal itself, I saw the town and recognized it as a old lumber town on the SW Wash coast, “Hoquiam, Wash”
I started cleaning and the name of the establishment Is “The Elk Bar” ...I think it says “Bar” but two holes were drilled to make the token a button?
I haven’t seen a match to this token or any reference to “The Elk Bar” in my research, but I’m hoping guys like Idaho Tokens can step in and lend a hand. Hoquiam is about 5 hours South of here and I can imagine a man leaving a shingle mill job in Hoquiam for a shingle mill job here 100 years ago.
I would be grateful for any help on this token.
letter by letter the other side started to reveal itself, I saw the town and recognized it as a old lumber town on the SW Wash coast, “Hoquiam, Wash”
I started cleaning and the name of the establishment Is “The Elk Bar” ...I think it says “Bar” but two holes were drilled to make the token a button?
I haven’t seen a match to this token or any reference to “The Elk Bar” in my research, but I’m hoping guys like Idaho Tokens can step in and lend a hand. Hoquiam is about 5 hours South of here and I can imagine a man leaving a shingle mill job in Hoquiam for a shingle mill job here 100 years ago.
I would be grateful for any help on this token.
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