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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 906000, member: 66&quot;]Probably NOT a &quot;Speak easy&quot; as they would not really want to advertise their location.&nbsp; True speak easys were illegal establishments, you either knew where it was located or you didn&#039;t and if you didn&#039;t then you had no business being there unless accompanied by someone who did.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>My bet is it dates after 1946 and was used as an advertising gimmick by the Bunny Hutch Grill based on a line from the 1946 cartoon Rackateer Rabbit.&nbsp; The line was &quot;What a pal, what a pal, what a pal.&quot; with the voice of Edward G Robinson as the gangster Rocky.&nbsp; Bugs Bunny, Bunny Hutch Grill.&nbsp; Gangster No 23, Rocky the gangster.&nbsp; &quot;What a pal, what a pal, what a pal&quot;, A pal to a pal.&nbsp; Just seem to work too well to be an accident, and the token was probably good for some item or discount on a purchase.&nbsp; They were probably given out by employees, or possibly the owner gave them to favored customers to give to friends.&nbsp; The number stamped into it would let the owner know who referred the new customer.&nbsp; People who referred a lot of new customers might also get discounts or special perks.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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