zreed Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Anyone know anything about this token? I can’t find any info on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Zyskowski Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Newbie here that’s very nice. There’s a lot of people here who will have some advice and sometimes humorous comments so enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenntucky Mike Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 A nice old trade token from around 1920/30 ish, Cunningham is the best reference book for Michigan but it won't tell you much beyond size, shape and composition. For more historical info I've had the best results from City, County and Historical Society websites/books. I see these fairly often and they can normally go for around 5-10. Woods020 and James Zyskowski 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Looks like they made at least three different types. http://tokencatalog.com/display_records.php?SearchString=davison&SubmitFilter=Search&SearchStringEveryWord=&SearchStringAnyWord=&ImagedOnlyOption=&action=DisplayRecords James Zyskowski and Woods020 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenntucky Mike Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 50 minutes ago, Just Bob said: Looks like they made at least three different types. http://tokencatalog.com/display_records.php?SearchString=davison&SubmitFilter=Search&SearchStringEveryWord=&SearchStringAnyWord=&ImagedOnlyOption=&action=DisplayRecords Three is all that are currently know. Thanks for posting the TC website Bob, I always forget about it even though I have it saved in my browser on my desktop and phone. zreed, TC.com is a great site with good info and a lot of tokens that aren't always listed in the traditional references. Definitely a website I use, when I remember to look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 I tried to do a business search on the Michigan SOS website, and the Genesee County website, but came up empty handed. All I could find was a listing of current businesses on the License and Regs site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenntucky Mike Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 The info is out there and it can be really hard to find sometimes. Took a quick look on the county website and found this image. It may or may not be associated with the token but it could give you a lead. I took a quick look at the History of Genesee County Michigan, published 1879, and there wasn't anything that mentioned Davison Dairy Co. by name but there were several cheese/dairy factories/associations mentioned. More leads. I didn't see anything in the Michigan Bureau of Labor report for 1903 that I have but did see some labor statistics for Farm workers in Davison. I'd keep searching along these lines, maybe contact the Michigan Milk Producers Association or keep going through old government reports of the era. I'm throwing these things out there as examples of what, how and where to search for this stuff. Just because the token says Davison Dairy Co. doesn't necessarily mean that the actual business was called that, if you want to find out more you have to broaden the search sometimes. Alex in PA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenntucky Mike Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 (edited) I keep forgetting about all this stuff, been awhile since I researched a token. You can try Mich - TAMS Michigan Token and Medal Society (google.com) , not sure if they are still functioning and/or try picking up or downloading old copies of THE JUNK BOX, it's a publication that MI TAMS put/s out. I pick these up whenever I can, an invaluable source of info. Internet Archive Search: the junk box , NNP has copies as well. Edited July 4, 2021 by Fenntucky Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Good info, Mike. Researching the towns, businesses, and people involved is one of the things that makes token collecting so interesting. Hoghead515 and Fenntucky Mike 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woods020 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 4 minutes ago, Just Bob said: Good info, Mike. Researching the towns, businesses, and people involved is one of the things that makes token collecting so interesting. Both the most fun and most frustrating 😂. I’m shocked at how little information is out there for some of the old businesses and clubs. I guess I am spoiled growing up with all information just a computer away, but man I have several I can find nothing on. Seems a business would have some sort of record but not always the case. But it’s fun to try and solve the mystery. Fenntucky Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zreed Posted July 4, 2021 Author Share Posted July 4, 2021 Wow, you guys really took a couple photos and ran with them. This token was found by my mom in some of my grandfather's things she's had for a long time. I was mainly curious as to the approximate year since I do have some civil war tokens from around the county already. Fenntucky Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
