GEO. HEUSER Trade token - info please!?

[dkubek]

Found this trade token metal detecting the other day and I can't find anything on it. Found it in a yard of a house in Louisville built in 1920. It reads:

Obverse: GEO. HEUSER 1801 LETTERLE AVE.

Reverse: GOOD FOR 5c IN TRADE

Can't find anything substantial on it and I would love some info as this is the best token I've found so far.

Thanks to all in advance!

 

[dkubek]

A little more info; apparently the area was frequented by union troops just prior to the battle of Perryville and the oldest coin I've found there to date is a 1900 IH penny. Probably not civil war era, but would be nice. Hope someone knows more than me.

 

[ACEinOZ]

Apparently 1801 LETTERLE AVE (now Brownsboro Road) was a saloon.

 

[dkubek]

Apparently 1801 LETTERLE AVE (now Brownsboro Road) was a saloon.

Thanks Ace,

I found a somewhat simar token "good for 1 pint" so I was kinda thinking that, but wasn't quite sure. Any ideas as to the date of the token or the operating dates of the saloon?

Thanks again

 

[ACEinOZ]

1801 Brownsboro Rd Louisville
Building Name: RUSH INN
Built in 1885 the Rush Inn was originally known as The Rendezvous Inn. During early prohibition, the inn was a "speakeasy". During late prohibition, the basement was a temporary place of Sunday worship. (Louisville's Butchertown By E Kubala)

Source

Apparently Letterle Ave wasn't changed to Brownsboro Road until sometime after 1921...so the name-change doesn't help very much with dating the token.