Trade token found in Wa. State cedar shingle mill! Rare?!

[highnam]

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.

 

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[Whyme]

Very cool token! Congrats! I hope you find the info about it!

 

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[highnam]

You may also wish to contact the Polson (Historic) Museum in Hoquiam:
360-533-5862
jbl@polsonmuseum.org.
Don.....

I contacted the Hoquiam museum, they only had records dating back to 1911 and had no luck, but they did give me the Polson Museum number where I spoke with a lady who said there is a gentleman on Vacation that would have the information if anyone would. Thanks again for the link, I feel like the ball is rolling

 

[bonepicker]

http://tokencatalog.com/display_rec...ayRecords&td_state=Washington&td_city=Hoquiam

Scroll down to bottom of link.
There are a couple varieties listed @ tokencatalog.com, but no pictures. Perhaps someone has Ericksons book.

 

[idahotokens]

highnam - how about posting the token on tokencatalog?
John

 

[highnam]

highnam - how about posting the token on tokencatalog?
John

Token is officially listed, thanks again for all your help!