hey guys been researching this one and just can't find any answers on the Huston brothers physicians supply. Anyone out there who can shed light on this token
Yeah, google has a couple different listings of this company doing business in Chicago. My guess is early 1900's. Nice find! https://books.google.com/books?id=3...n brothers physician supplies chicago&f=false
Since Huston Bros dealt with surgical supplies this looks like a tag that went attached to a case that was used to deliver surgical items. When the surgical instrument was used in a procedure it probably was sent back thus the tag stating RETURN TO and a tag No 879... I worked at a hospital once dealing with surgical instruments that were on loan to the OR and there were similar tags that had to go on each case when the items were returned.
