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POEHLERS STORE LAWRENCE KANSAS MERCANTILE TRADE TOKEN SET 5 10 50 x2 100 VARIETY
| Type: |
Merchant Trade Token Set of 6 |
| Merchant Name: |
Poehler's Store |
| City, State: |
(Lawrence, Kansas) |
| County: |
Douglas |
| Denominations: |
- 5¢
- 10¢
- 50¢ (2x)
- $1.00 (2 varieties)
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| Feature: |
All hand stamped "P" on reverse (cancellation?) |
| Maverick: |
Yes |
| Composition: |
Brass |
| Shapes: |
Round and Octagon |
| Sizes (mm): |
- 5¢ - 21 mm
- 10¢- 21 mm
- 50¢ (2x) - 27 mm
- $1.00 (2 varieties) - 28 mm
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| Token Catalog Ref #: |
- 5¢ - TC-191851
- 10¢ - TC-110707
- 50¢ (2x) - TC-110708
- $1.00 - TC-110709
- $1.00 - TC-491123
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| History: |
- Some of these tokens have been attributed to Atchison, KS and Minneapolis.MN
- However, in researching online newspaper archives the only instances of "Poehler's Store" appear in Kansas
- Theodore Poehler Mercantile Company
- Founded in 1867 in Lawrence, Kansas on Massachusetts St.
- With branch in Emporia at 701 then 940 E. 8th
- Appears it continued as family business into the 1950s
- Theodore Henry Poehler, Jr
- L.(Louis) C. Poehler and son
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| Condition Description: |
Good to Very Good |
| CC ID# SL: |
TTKS 13975 TTOS
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