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<p>[QUOTE="willieboyd2, post: 1803021, member: 4910"]I received this interesting little item yesterday from Canada:</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_token_miraclehorsesystem.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>Obverse:</p><p>MIRACLE SYSTEM LUCKY PIECE</p><p>GUARANTEED TURF PROFITS</p><p>EASY FOR PLAYER - HARD FOR LAYER</p><p>Horseshoe, man on horse</p><p> </p><p>Reverse:</p><p>M.P. WALTER & CO.</p><p>THE ACTUAL "HOW"</p><p>P.O. BOX 40A TOWSON, MD. (Maryland)</p><p>CORRESPONDENCE INVITED.</p><p>INQUIRE TODAY - AND MAKE</p><p>YOUR BOOKIE OBEY.</p><p> </p><p>Metal: Aluminum</p><p>Size: 32mm</p><p>Weight: 2.21gm</p><p> </p><p>It must be pretty old judging from the slang like "bookie" and "layer".</p><p> </p><p>Added:</p><p>Mr. Walter wrote a book about his system in 1930:</p><p>Title: <i>The $5,000 Challenge System: World's Greatest Turf Investment Method</i></p><p>Author: M.P. Walter & Company</p><p>Publisher: M.P. Walter & Company, 1930</p><p>Length: 30 pages</p><p> </p><p>I think that I will go out to the track.</p><p> </p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="willieboyd2, post: 1803021, member: 4910"]I received this interesting little item yesterday from Canada: [IMG]http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_token_miraclehorsesystem.jpg[/IMG] Obverse: MIRACLE SYSTEM LUCKY PIECE GUARANTEED TURF PROFITS EASY FOR PLAYER - HARD FOR LAYER Horseshoe, man on horse Reverse: M.P. WALTER & CO. THE ACTUAL "HOW" P.O. BOX 40A TOWSON, MD. (Maryland) CORRESPONDENCE INVITED. INQUIRE TODAY - AND MAKE YOUR BOOKIE OBEY. Metal: Aluminum Size: 32mm Weight: 2.21gm It must be pretty old judging from the slang like "bookie" and "layer". Added: Mr. Walter wrote a book about his system in 1930: Title: [I]The $5,000 Challenge System: World's Greatest Turf Investment Method[/I] Author: M.P. Walter & Company Publisher: M.P. Walter & Company, 1930 Length: 30 pages I think that I will go out to the track. :)[/QUOTE]
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