1910 Boy Scout shoe token?

[McDyver]

anyone ever see this before? found it in 7' at old abandoned dock.

 

[Sanddigger]

n/t

 

[TN Girl]

Cool find - Check out the Whatzit forum - There's one listed there titled "Boy Scout Swastika". Here's what I posted:

According to http://www.sageventure.com/coins/misc.html:

Like many other companies, the Excelsior Shoe Company took advantage of the new Boy Scout program by advertizing that they sold the "The Original 'Boy Scout' Shoe for Boys." Included with shoes that were bought from Excelsior was a "Good-Luck Charm Free with each pair of Boy Scout shoes."

The link has pictures of different tokens. Yours may be listed. Check it out!

 

[woodwizard]

good find

 

[OldBeechnut]

Man that is a rare find..something to remember for a life time....And it is Dated..........Great find!.Obn

 

[TN Girl]

Man that is a rare find..something to remember for a life time....And it is Dated..........Great find!.Obn

I'm not sure how long these tokens were made, but I believe they're all dated 1910. Maybe that's when the company was founded?

 

[McDyver]

Thanks much for the info and comments, McDyver

 

[ron_c]

TN Girl, thanks for the link. I found one these back in the early '70s and didn't know just what it was and according to the site, I found a Type 3.

 

[TN Girl]

Ron - Glad to help. I think researching these types of finds is as much fun as finding them!