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<p>[QUOTE="Collecting Nut, post: 24835463, member: 74863"]After a little research this is a advertising token from The Scovill Manufacturing Company of Waterbury, Connecticut. They produced this token around 1863. The Scovill Company was established in 1802 as a button manufacturer and is still in business today. They were an American Innovator and produced buttons, daguerreotype mats, medals, coins, and tokens.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Obverse has an image of a walking elephant wearing shoes. The legend reads: STRAIGHT'S ELEPHANTINE SHOE STORE/ 398 BROADWAY/ 1863.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Reverse legend reads: REDEEMED AT MY SHOE STORE/ 398 BROADWAY ALBANY N.Y.</p><p><br /></p><p>It’s a very nice piece.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Collecting Nut, post: 24835463, member: 74863"]After a little research this is a advertising token from The Scovill Manufacturing Company of Waterbury, Connecticut. They produced this token around 1863. The Scovill Company was established in 1802 as a button manufacturer and is still in business today. They were an American Innovator and produced buttons, daguerreotype mats, medals, coins, and tokens. The Obverse has an image of a walking elephant wearing shoes. The legend reads: STRAIGHT'S ELEPHANTINE SHOE STORE/ 398 BROADWAY/ 1863. The Reverse legend reads: REDEEMED AT MY SHOE STORE/ 398 BROADWAY ALBANY N.Y. It’s a very nice piece.[/QUOTE]
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