Two tokens.
1: Silver colored coin/ token with business name on one side- exchange worth on other.
2: Silver colored, scalloped edge coin/ token name on one side- worth on the other.
Gold tone penny sized token/ coin. Exchange value of 10. Front: M. L. Hammon 10; Back: In trade 10, Pat. Jun 1909 Ingle System. Hammon and Buck, listed in the 1910 City Directory, was a grocery at 481 East Eighth (8th) Street.
Gold coin/ token with Fifty Years, the Greatest Name in Trucks- White 50th Anniversary with image. On back: "White Super Power 3000, Tips Its Cab For Service" with image.
Copper token severely worn. Nothing on one side, shield with letters "HTWSSTKS" within a circle on a shield. Faint image of the mallet and chisel on each side of the emblem. In the mid 1800's, fraternal orders began to issue tokens as proof of membership in the order. Masonic pennies often feature a chapter's name on the token. Some tokens, like this one, feature the letters H. T. W. S. S. T. K. S. which means "Hiram the Widow's Son Sent to King Solomon." This biblical story is what must be acted out in order to receive a Master's Degree in Freemasonry.
Red, black and gold badge worn by city officials as part of "Progressive Portsmouth." Worn June 13-17, 1926 during the G. A. R. Encampment. It was the sixtieth encampment held, and the event was in honor of the Ohio Civil War veterans: Ohio's "thin line of blue."
Hinged case gold pocket watch on chain, white face with black Roman Numerals, tiny 60 second clock face between V and VII. On the inside of the cover are numbers 2222988 under a jeweler's scale.
White ceramic occupational mug with gold lettering and images, including a plaster's trowel (numbered 242). Benjamin F. Goodrich, son of Richard and Jane Bonser Goodrich, was a contracting plasterer by trade.
