Ca 1910 HANFORD CALIFORNIA (KINGS CO SEQUOA) SWASTIKA PICT " HOTEL ESREY " TOKEN
Item History & Price
You are bidding on a VERY ATTRACTIVE, RARE TO FIND (BOOKS VERY HIGH) SWASTIKA PICTORIAL & BEAUTIFUL CONDITION old "good for" style trade token which actually has on one side " MEMBERSHIP EMBLEM OF THE DONT WORRY CLUB (giant swastika surround by symbology) GOOD LUCK" and on the other side it says "HOTEL ESREY 50c AT THE BAR (USED IN HOTEL SALOON)" ", which was located in the historic town of HANFORD, CALIFORNIA....THIS IS A TOUGH TOWN, AND A RARE ATTRACTIVE "SWASTIKA" PICTORIAL TOKEN, AND IT BOOKS VERY HIGH IN THE OLD KAPPEN CATALOG WRITTEN WAY BACK IN 1976....and again, it goes without saying, these antique 1910 era "swastika" tokens have nothing to do with evil military regimes....the swastika symbol at this point in history was a good luck symbol...used by the boy scouts, native americans in their rugs and jewelry...and even the "don't worry club" on this tokenThe town of HANFORD is located in Kings County, located near towns of Lemoore, Coalinga and Corcoran California....due west of SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK AND THE WESTERN SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINSTrade token is brass, round, about 32mm in diameter , and it displays very nicely. (please see pictures in gallery) THESE OLD "SWASTIKA PICTORIAL" TOKENS ARE VERY COLLECTIBLE......ESPECIALLY USED IN OLD HOTEL SALOON IN WESTERN TOWNTerrific and BETTER TOWN, OLD SWASTIKA PICTORIAL AND HOTEL SALOON MERCHANT, old "good for" GOOD FOR 50C AT THE BAR token , once used at the at the "HOTEL ESREY " business operated in the Kings County town of HANFORD, CALIFORNIA.Thanks so much for looking....collect and invest in history!!!!! Tangible assets are always the best ones.
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